Cold to start, warming and a Seafood Stir-fried dish you'll love

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Good Morning Augusta

We’re under a frost advisory until 9 a.m., so put a jacket on when you leave the house this morning.

This morning we have sunny to partly cloudy skies with a high of 64ºF. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have clouds with a low of 49 ºF. Winds will be light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 97%, the Dew Point is 34ºF and the outdoor temp is 35.2ºF.

The wind direction is  Southwest between 0.1 MPH and 0.2 MPH, with a wind chill of 35ºF.

The Relative pressure is 30.47, the Absolute pressure is 30.27 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:39 a.m. Sunset is 6:15 P.M. Moon rise is 5:32 p.m., Moon set is 3:59 p.m., and the moon phase is waxing Gibbous being 94% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 030953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/02 A3063 RMK AO2 SLP373 T00440017

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 kilometers with

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

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 86, the solar wind speed is 399 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Here’s a recipe for a Stir-fried seafood dish, and it’s fantastic!

STIR-FRIED SEAFOOD

Serves:  6—3/4 cup

Vegetable cooking spray

1 medium-size red or green pepper, coarsely chopped

8 green onions, cut into ½ -inch slices

1 clove of garlic, minced

1 cup diagonally sliced celery

1 (8-oz.) can sliced water chestnuts, drained

5 oz. fresh snow pea pods

2 oz. fresh mushrooms, sliced

1 tbsp. cornstarch

3 tbsp. reduced-sodium soy sauce

3 tbsp. water

1 tbsp. vinegar

¼ tsp. ground ginger

6½ oz. packages of scallops, crab, lobster, and/or shrimp

 

  • Coat a wok or large, heavy skillet with cooking spray; heat at 325 degrees for 2 minutes.  Add 1 pepper, 8 green onions, and 1 clove garlic; stir-fry 15 seconds.
  • Add 1 cup celery, 8 oz. can water chestnuts, 5 oz. snow peas, and 2 oz. mushrooms.  Stir-fry 1 minute or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
  • Combine 1 tbsp. cornstarch, 3 tbsp. soy sauce, 3 tbsp. soy sauce, 3 tbsp. water, 1 tbsp. vinegar, and ¼ tsp. ginger, stirring until dissolved; add to wok.   Cook over high heat 350 degrees, stirring frequently, until sauce is slightly thickened.  Add seafood stirring to coat well.

NOTE:  Stir-Fried Seafood may be served over hot cooked rice that has been cooked with salt or fat.

Exchanges:  1 lean meat, ½ starch

Calories:  82, fat:  1 g; carbohydrate:  8 g; fiber:  1 g; cholesterol:  21 mg; protein:  10 g; sodium:  319 mg

 

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