Blizzard warning is up, and a Spinach stuffed mushroom recipe for that new years diet you're on now

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Good Morning Augusta

We’re under a blizzard warning folks.  Stay off the roads and hunker down.

This morning we have a lot of snow hitting us with gusts of wind that could reach 50 mph . High will reach 27 °F. Winds N at 25 to 35 mph. Chance of snow 100% with 8 to 12 inches of snow expected.

Tonight we’ll have Wind gusts as high as 50 mph with up to one additional inch of snow tapering off and ending in the evening, leading to cloudy conditions overnight. Low 12°F.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 69%, the Dew Point is 6.3ºF and the outdoor temp is 14.5ºF.

The wind direction is  North Northeast between 12.3 MPH and 17.5 MPH, with a wind chill of 1.8°F.

The Relative pressure is 29.67, the Absolute pressure is 29.46 and falling with a weather graphic indicating snow.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 7:14 a.m. Sunset is 4:13 p.m., Moonrise is 7:36 p.m., Moonset is 9:09 a.m. and the moon phase is Waning Gibbous being 91% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

SPECI KAUG 041204Z AUTO 36011KT 4SM -SN BR BKN027 OVC037 M11/M12 A2989 RMK AO2 P0000 T11061122

Visibility is 4.0 miles / 6.4 kilometers with mostly cloudy skies to 2,700 ft / 822 m and overcast to 3,700 ft / 1,127 m.

We didn’t receive any new snowfall over the past 24 hours, but its darns ure coming down out there now.

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 68, the solar wind speed is 388  Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

This low-fat recipe is for the “near-vegetarians” out there.  It really tastes pretty good.

SPINACH STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Serves:  8

1 package (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach

1/8 tsp. salt

8 large mushrooms

1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil

  • In a medium saucepan, bring ½ cup water to a boil.  Add the package of spinach and 1/8 tsp. salt.  Cover and cook according to package directions.
  • Wash the mushrooms.  Remove the stems, trim off the ends, then chop the stems.
  • Heat the 1 tbsp. olive oil in a large skillet.  Add the chopped mushroom stems.  Sauté until golden, about 3 minutes.  Remove from the pan.  Add the mushroom caps to the skillet and sauté for 4-5 minutes.  Remove the mushroom caps to a heatproof serving platter.
  • Drain the spinach.  Stir in the sautéed chopped mushrooms.
  • Spoon the spinach mixture into the caps and serve immediately or place in an oven on low heat to keep warm.

Exchanges:  1 carbohydrate, ½ lean meat

Calories:  33; protein:  2 g; carbohydrates:  3 g; fat:  2 g; sodium:  74 mg; cholesterol:  0 mg; fiber:  2 g

 

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