Warming temps, fog and aTurkey chili recipe for raw weather cleanup!

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have Fog. We have areas of patchy fog with some clouds giving way to mainly sunny skies for the afternoon. High 47°F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight we’ll have clear skies and a low of 27 °F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.

 

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 95%, the Dew Point is 32.0°F and the outdoor temp is 33.3°F.

The wind direction is   West between 0.2 MPH and 0.4 MPH, generating a wind chill of 33.3°F.

The Relative pressure is 29.84, the Absolute pressure is 29.64 and falling with a weather graphic indicating snow/rain.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:21 a.m. Sunset is 5:23 p.m., Moonrise is 1:35 p.m., Moonset is 3:53 a.m. and the moon phase is Waxing Gibbous being 84% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

SPECI KAUG 261219Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV001 00/M01 A3000 RMK AO2 I1001 T00001006

Visibility is 0.2 miles / 0.4 kilometers with patchy dense fog.

We received 0.19 inches of snow and rain here over the past 24 hours and the melting is going to speed up as the temps rise.

Space weather for today is:

Today’s Solar flux is 68, the solar wind speed is 447  Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Since today is a “clean up the snowy slop” day, how about a real good stick-to-your-ribs meal?

Did you freeze any leftover turkey from Thanksgiving or Xmas?  Well, go get a bag of it out of the freezer and…

TURKEY CHILI

2 lbs ground turkey (4 cups of leftover strips)

1 onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, pressed or minced (1/2 tsp of minced garlic = 1 clove of garlic)

1 16-ounce can tomatoes, whole, and undrained

1 8-ounce tomato sauce

2 cup chicken stock, homemade

2 tbsp chili powder or more to taste

1 tsp cumin, ground

1 tsp paprika

½ tsp black pepper, freshly ground

2 apples, green, peeled, and chopped

1 16 ounce can, drained pinto beans or red beans

This is an easy very tasty dish, and turkey is much lower in fat than beef or pork.  You can use strips of leftover turkey instead of uncooked ground turkey, about 4 cups, and add it to the bean for the last 10 minutes of cooking time.  To use dried beans, cover 1 cup of beans with water and simmer for 1 hour or until tender; they will yield 2 cups cooked.

1.                  Combine all ingredients except apples and beans in a large pot.  Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and summer for 30 minutes.  Stir frequently to break up the turkey and tomatoes.

2.                  Add apples and simmer covered for another 20 minutes.  Add beans and cook 10 minutes longer.

Calories:  263; total fat:  2 gm; Saturated fat:  0 gm; cholesterol:  70 mg; sodium 526 mg; total carbohydrates:  25 gm; fiber:  16 gm; protein:  26 gm