Wamer and a great Ham Tettrazini recipe

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have sun and partly cloudy skies with a high around 85 ºF. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have mostly clear conditions and a low of 61 ºF. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is %, the Dew Point is ºF and the outdoor temp is ºF.

The wind direction is  North between 1.9 MPH and 4.9 MPH, with a heat index of ºF.

The Relative pressure is 29.80, the Absolute pressure is 29.60 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 5:24 a.m. Sunset is 8:05 P.M. Moon rise is 2:4 p .m., Moon set is 12:11 a.m., and the moon phase is in it’s first quarter being 49% illuminated.      

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 311053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP170 T01560122

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear skies again today.

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

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 78, the solar wind speed is 347 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

This recipe isn’t exactly ethnic, but it sure tastes good.

HAM TETRAZZINI

Serves 6 (1 cup)

(IN THIS RECIPE, TURKEY COULD BE USED INSTEAD OF HAM.  ALL OTHER INGREDIENTS ARE THE SAME)

1 full cup extra-lean ham

½ cup chopped onion

1 (10 ¾ oz) can Healthy Request Cream of Mushroom Soup

¾ cup shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese

1 cup frozen peas

2 tbsp canned chopped pimiento

2 tbsp fresh parsley or 2 tsp dried parsley flakes

1/8 tsp black pepper

2 cups chopped cooked spaghetti, rinsed and drained

In a large skillet sprayed with butter-flavored cooking spray, sauté ham and onion until onion is tender, about 5 minutes.   Stir in mushroom soup and cheddar cheese.   Cook over low heat, stirring often, until cheese melts.   Add peas, pimiento, parsley, black pepper, and spaghetti.  Mix well to combine.  Lower heat and simmer 5 to 10 minutes, stirring often.

HINT:  1 ½ cups uncooked spaghetti usually cook to about 2 cups.

Exchanges:  1 ½ meat   -   1 ½ starch  197 calories   -   5 gm fat   -   15 gm protein   -   23 gm carbohydrate   -   669 mg sodium   - gm fiber