Cold, snow on the way and a very expensive dessert recipe

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have a mix of sunshine and some clouds with a high reaching only 24ºF. Winds will be light and variable.

Tonight it will be partly cloudy early, followed by some snow showers later at night. Low will be 16ºF. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 50%.

The readings from my weather instruments in the North field are:

Humidity is 65%, the dew point is 2ºF, outside it’s -11.1ºC and 9.4ºF.

The wind direction is West Southwest between .1 MPH and 0.5 MPH, generating a wind chill of 9.4ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 29.84 / HPA 1010.4 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:58 a.m. Sunset is 4:47 P.M. Moon rise is at 8:56 a.m., Moon set is 8:00 p.m. and the moon phase is waxing crescent.   

The RAW METAR reading from the airport in Augusta maine is:

There is no RAW METAR reading available from the Augusta airport today.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with a few clouds around, but nothing approaching cloud cover.

We didn’t receive any rain or snow here over the past 24 hours.

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 75, the solar wind speed is 628 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Okay, it’s time to talk about the next holiday.  Yes, I know, the smoke is still rising from that scorch mark you put on your credit card before Christmas, but Valentine’s day is just over the horizon. So, why not make something with your own hands to tell the one you love how much you love him/her.  So here are some extremely exclusive goodie recipes that are neither quick ‘n easy, nor cheap.  I try to put how much each would cost you if you bought it on the open market. So, after scouring the web for outrageously expensive desserts, the first one is below.  Enjoy.

Golden Opulence Sundae (Only $1,000.00)

Made of the best of the best, the Golden Opulence Sundae, provided by New York City restaurant Serendipity 3, will add $1000 to your bill. The sundae was created in order to celebrate Serendipity’s 50th Anniversary- otherwise known as the golden anniversary. The restaurant says that they only sell about one of these sundaes a month, but any sale is better than none, right? Known as the world’s most expensive sundae, the Golden Opulence is made with 5 scoops of Tahitian Vanilla Bean ice cream mixed with Madagascar vanilla and Venezuelan Chuao chocolate and topped off with a leaf covered in 23K edible gold. There are also other ingredients, including gold dragets, Paris candied fruits, marzipan cherries, and truffles. To top it all off, one of the world’s most expensive chocolates (Amedei Porcelana) is drizzled over the top and a Ron Ben-Israel sugar flower is properly placed. On top of the sundae you’ll also find a small glass bowl of Grand Passion Caviar, sweetened with orange, passion fruit, and Armagnac, which gives off a shiny golden color. You even get to eat the sundae in style: an 18K gold spoon is provided to eat your delicious treat out of a Harcourt crystal goblet.

Now tell the truth, doesn’t that say “I love you” more than some piece of jewelry and flowers?