Cold, less wind and a great, single serve dessert recipe

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have partly cloudy skies with a few flurries possible. High will reach only 19 ºF. Winds will be from the WNW at 10 to 20 mph.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy skies with a low of only 6F. Winds will be from the WNW at 10 to 15 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 51%, the dew point is -6ºF, outside it’s 15.9ºC and 3.6ºF.

The wind direction is West Northwest between 11.6 MPH and 15.0 MPH, generating a wind chill of -24.0ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 30.08 / HPA 1018.7 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 5:56 a.m. Sunset is 5:41 P.M. Moon rise is at 6:54 p.m., Moon set is 7:04 p.m. and we have a FULL MOON.    

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

METAR KAUG 121053Z AUTO 28009G17KT 10SM CLR M17/M26 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP185 T11721261

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with clear and very cold skies.

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 74, the solar wind speed is 409  Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

How about something different for dessert?  This is one of those single-serving desserts that you can whip up that’s for you and ONLY you.

ALMOND RICOTTA CRÈME

Serves:  1

½ cup part-skim ricotta cheese

¼ tsp. almond extract

1 package sugar substitute

1 tsp. slivered toasted almonds

Mix together ½ cup ricotta cheese, ¼ tsp almond extract, 1 package sugar substitute and 1 tsp. slivered almonds.  Serve chilled and sprinkled with toasted almonds.

Exchanges:  4 protein, ½ carbohydrates, 1 fat

Calories:  192; protein, 15 g; carbohydrates:  8 g; fat:  11 g; sodium:  155 mg; cholesterol:  38 mg; fiber:  0 g