Mild, clouds coming in and a chicken broccoli pot pie recipe

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have sun with an expected high of 41ºF. Winds are light and variable.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy skies followed by cloudy skies overnight. A few flurries or snow showers possible with a low of 27 ºF. Winds will remain light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 55%, the Dew Point is 18.2ºF and the outdoor temp is 32.4ºF.

The wind direction is  East Northeast between 0.2 MPH and 2.5 MPH, with a wind chill of 32.4ºF.

The Relative pressure is 30.17, the Absolute pressure is 29.97 and rising with a weather graphic indicating partial cloudiness.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:35 a.m. Sunset is 4:11 p.m., Moonrise is 3:23 p.m. and Moonset is 3:13 a.m. The moon phase is waning crescent being 8% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 151053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC033 00/M06 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP279 T00001056

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 kilometers with overcast to 3,300 ft / 1,005 m.

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 73, the solar wind speed is 416  Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

How about another cold, raw weather recipe?

CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI POT PIE     

Serves:  8

Nonstick cooking spray

1 bunch fresh broccoli, broken into florets

1 cup cooked diced chicken or turkey

1 medium yellow onion, chopped

4 oz reduced-fat cheddar cheese, shredded

1 1/3 cups skim milk

¾ cup egg substitute

¾ cup reduced-fat baking mix (such as Bisquick Light)

¼ tsp salt

¼ pepper

½ curry powder

Optional garnish:  red pepper flakes

1.         Preheat oven to 400degrees.

2.         Spray a 10-inch pie pan with cooking spray.  Layer first four ingredients in the pan.

3.         In a blender container, combine remaining ingredients.  Blend on medium speed for 30 seconds or until mixture is smooth.  Pour egg mixture into pan.  If desired, sprinkle red pepper flakes on the egg mixture.  Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until firm.  Allow pie to sit at room temperature for 10 minutes before slicing.  This recipe may be assembled a day ahead and refrigerated overnight.  Increase baking time to 35 minutes for chilled mixture.

Exchanges:  1 starch, 1 vegetable, 3 very lean meat.

Calories:  226; fat:  6 gm; protein:  21 gm; carbohydrate:  cholesterol:  27 mg; sodium:  570