#MEwx Cooler, rain on the way and a hardy and easy to make Beef Stew recipe
This morning we have mixed clouds and sun followed by cloudy skies this afternoon. High 66°F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight we’ll have showers early, turning into steady rain. Low 54°F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph. Rainfall near half an inch with locally heavy rainfall possible.
The readings from my weather instruments are:
The Dew Point is 44.1°F, the humidity is 97%, and the outdoor temp is 44.8°F.
The wind direction is North Northeast between 4.5 MPH and 6.5 MPH.
The Relative pressure is 30.27, the Absolute pressure is 30.07 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.
The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:12 a.m. Sunset is 6:58 p.m., Moonrise is 6:59 a.m., Moonset is 7:52 p.m. and a NEW MOON being 1% illuminated.
Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with
We didn’t receive any rain here over the past 24 hours.
Space weather for today is:
The Solar flux is 70, the solar wind speed is 369 Kilometers per second and the chance for a solar storm is %.
Now that the temperatures are cooling off it’s time for some fall food. How about a good old fashioned and hardy beef stew.
BEEF STEW
2 T. butter or margarine
2 lbs. beef stew meat in 1.5” cubes
Flour for dredging meat
8 small onions or desired amount of chopped onion
½ cup diced celery
4 sprigs parsley OR 2 tsp. parsley flakes
1 bay leaf
2 T. salt
¼ tsp. pepper
3 T. ketchup
2 qts. Water OR 1 qt water and 1 qt beef stock
6 carrots, peeled and cut in bite-sized pieces
6 potatoes, peeled and cut in bite-sized pieces
Directions:
Melt butter in bottom of stew pot. Roll meat in flour and brown on all sides. Add all other ingredients and stir. Cover and bring to steaming point. Reduce heat and simmer until beef is tender.
Mix about 6 T. flour with same amount of cold water, whisk until smooth. Add to stew, stirring until thickened.
Delicious and it sticks to your ribs.
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