Above freezing and a great Easter meal alternative

Good morning Augusta

Happy Easter everyone.  I hope you find all of the Easter Bunny’s eggs and also find a parking space at church.

This morning we have clouds early becoming partly cloudy later in the day. High 49°F. Winds WSW at 10 to 20 mph.

Tonight we’ll have clouds and a low of 27 °F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 58%, the Dew Point is 26.6°F and the outdoor temp is 40.1°F.

The wind direction is   West Southwest between 0.4 MPH and 2.5 MPH, generating a wind chill of 39.9°F.

The Relative pressure is 29.93, the Absolute pressure is 29.72 and falling with a weather graphic indicating clouds.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:20 a.m. Sunset is 7:06 p.m., Moonrise is 8:28 p.m., Moonset is 7:14 p.m. and we have a Full Moon being 99% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 011053Z AUTO 19009G15KT 170V230 10SM CLR 04/M02 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP104 T00391017

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with clear skies for the time being.

We didn’t receive any rain or snow over the past 24 hours, but there is a lot of melting going on.

Space weather for today is:

Today’s Solar flux is 68, the solar wind speed is 461   Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

If you prefer ham for easter dinner, but want something a bit different with it, try this:

HAM TETRAZZINI

Serves 6 (1 cup)

(IN THIS RECIPE, TURKEY COULD BE USED INSTEAD OF HAM.  ALL OTHER INGREDIENTS ARE THE SAME)

1 full cup extra-lean ham

½ cup chopped onion

1 (10 ¾ oz) can Healthy Request Cream of Mushroom Soup

¾ cup shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese

1 cup frozen peas

2 tbsp canned chopped pimiento

2 tbsp fresh parsley or 2 tsp dried parsley flakes

1/8 tsp black pepper

2 cups chopped cooked spaghetti, rinsed and drained

In a large skillet sprayed with butter-flavored cooking spray, sauté ham and onion until onion is tender, about 5 minutes.   Stir in mushroom soup and cheddar cheese.   Cook over low heat, stirring often, until cheese melts.   Add peas, pimiento, parsley, black pepper, and spaghetti.  Mix well to combine.  Lower heat and simmer 5 to 10 minutes, stirring often.

HINT:  1 ½ cups uncooked spaghetti usually cook to about 2 cups.

 

Exchanges:  1 ½ meat   -   1 ½ starch  197 calories   -   5 gm fat   -   15 gm protein   -   23 gm carbohydrate   -   669 mg sodium   - gm fiber