Snow ending and warming temps with another great dessert recipe

Good Morning Augusta

The snow is ending, so drive slow until it ends.

This morning we have snow that will give way to clearing this afternoon. High around 30ºF. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 70%. Snow accumulations less than 1 inch.

Tonight we’ll have some cloudiness with a low around 20ºF. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 94%, the dew point is 21ºF, outside it’s 4.4ºC and 24.4ºF.

The wind direction is North between 4.1 MPH and 12.5 MPH, generating a wind chill of 19.0ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 29.34 / HPA 993.4 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun/clouds.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:36 a.m. Sunset is 5:09 P.M. Moon rise is at 11:11 p.m., Moon set is 9:30 a.m. and the moon phase is waning gibbous.   

The RAW METAR reading from the airport in Augusta, Maine is:

METAR KAUG 161253Z AUTO 33010KT 1SM -SN BR VV020 M06/M08 A2932 RMK AO2 SLP933 P0000 T10611083

Visibility is 1.0 miles / 2.0 Kilometers with overcast to 1,700 ft / 518 m.

We received roughly 10 inches of snow here over the past 24 hours.

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 78, the solar wind speed is 305 Kilometers per second and *

Okay folks, time to get serious – the Holidays are so far in the rear view mirror that you can’t see them any more and Valentine’s Day is over with.  Time to shave the diabetic and caloric contents back a little bit.

How about:

CINNAMON-NUTMEG CUSTARD

This recipe is Diabetic and low cholesterol friendly

1 cup liquid egg substitute

2 cups skim milk

½ cup granulated sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

¼ tsp. salt

½ tsp. ground cinnamon

¼ tsp. ground nutmeg

4 cups boiling water

Heat oven to 325F.  Combine egg substitute, milk, sugar, vanilla, and salt, blending until smooth.  Arrange six 6-ounce custard cups in a 9”x13” baking pan.  Pour custard mixture evenly into cups.  Combine cinnamon and nutmeg and sprinkle over individual custards.  Place baking pan on the oven rack.  Pour boiling water into pan to a depth of 1 inch.  Bake custard until knife inserted in center comes out clean (i.e., not totally liquid), about 65-75 minutes.  Allow custard to cool.  Serve warm or chilled.

Notes:  I usually make this with 1% milk.  I use one casserole dish, not individual custard cups.  I also use a baking pan large enough to give me enough space between it and the casserole dish to safely add boiling water.  I seldom use the nutmeg, and just tap a ¼ tsp. of cinnamon over the whole thing. 

            I also tend to bake it at 350F for 65-70 minutes. 

            This is diabetic and low cholesterol friendly, comforting for a cold/flu patient, and provides some good protein/nutrition in an easily digestible form.