Mild temps with rain/snow moving in later, and Beef Stroganoff!

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have occasional snow showers totaling an inch with a high of 26°F. Winds are NE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of

Tonight we’ll have periods of snow will transition to a wintry mix overnight. Low 21°F. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph and a chance of precip being 90%. Snow and ice accumulating 1 to 3 inches.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 49%, the Dew Point is 9.0°F and the outdoor temp is 25.9°F.

The wind direction is  Northeast between 12.1 MPH and 13.0 MPH, generating a wind chill of 17.2°F.

The Relative pressure is 30.19, the Absolute pressure is 29.89

and falling with a weather graphic indicating snow/rain.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 7:06 a.m. Sunset is 4:34 p.m., Moonrise is 10:02

a.m., Moonset is 10:17 p.m. and the moon phase is waxing crescent being 26% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 221153Z AUTO 05009KT 10SM OVC029 M02/M08 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP267 T10221083 10000 21022 51012

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with overcast to 2,900 ft / 883 m.

We didn’t receive any new snowfall here over the past 24 hours, but we sure had a lot of melting.

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 69, the solar wind speed is 536  Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

How about a quick recipe for beef stroganoff?  Some fresh biscuits would go well with it, don’t you think?

QUICK BEEF STROGANOFF

Servings:  8 – 1½ cups

12 oz. egg noodles

1 tbsp. olive oil

1 medium onion, chopped

1 lb. top round stead, trimmed and sliced ¼ inch thick

½ tsp. garlic powder

1/8 tsp. ground black pepper

1 10 ¾ oz. can low-fat, low-sodium cream of mushroom soup

1¼ cups low-fat (1%) milk

1 tbsp. flour

½ cup reduced-fat sour cream

·    Cook the noodles according to package directions, omitting the salt.  Drain and place in a large casserole dish; keep warm.

·    In a large saucepan, heat the oil.  Cook the 1 medium onion, stirring occasionally, until it starts to turn opaque, about 3 minutes.

·    Reduce the heat to low; add the steak and cook, stirring as needed, until the meat is no longer pink, about 5 minutes.  Stir in the ½ tsp. garlic powder and 1/8 tsp. black pepper.

·    Add can of soup, stir in, then fill the empty soup can with cold milk.  Combine ½ cup + 2 tbsp. milk with the meat mixture and stir.

·    Add the 1 tbsp. flour to the remaining milk in the can and stir until smooth.

Pour into the meat mixture and stir until smooth.  Cook about 5 minutes.

·         Stir in the ½ cup sour cream and continue to cook until sauce is again heated through, 2 minutes.

·         Pour the meat and sauce onto the noodles in the casserole dish; serve immediately.

Exchanges:  2½ starch, 2 lean meat

Calories:  308; fat:  8 g; cholesterol:  77 mg; sodium: 198 mg; carbohydrate:  39 g; fiber:  2 g; protein:  19 g  

  

BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

Serves 8

¾ cups unbleached flour

¼ cup whole wheat flour

1 tsp baking powder, double-acting

½ tsp baking soda

½ tsp salt

1 tbsp Splenda

2 ½ tbsp low fat butter

¼ cup + 2 tbsp low-fat buttermilk

1.                  Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

2.                  Mix together dry ingredients.  Cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives.

3.                  Add buttermilk all at once; blend with a fork just until flour is moistened and dough pulls away from the side of the bowl.

4.                  Turn out onto a lightly floured boarded or wax paper.  Knead light for 30 seconds.

5.                  Roll out to a thickness of ½ inch.  Cut with a 2-inch round cutter.   Place 1 inch apart on baking sheet.  Bake 12-15 minutes.

Exchanges:  2/3 bread, ½ fat

Calories:  79; total fat 2 g; saturated fat:  0 g; cholesterol:  0 mg; sodium 217 mg; total carbohydrate:  14 g; fiber:  0 g; protein:  2 g