#MEwx Cool, some more rain and a shrimp recipe to die for!

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have some patchy fog with rain evolving into a steadier rain this afternoon. High near 50°F. Winds E at 5 to 10

Tonight we’ll have clouds with a low of 36°F. Winds will be light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

The Wind Chill is 39.2°F, Dew Point is 39.0°F, the humidity is 99%, and the outdoor temp is 39.2°F.

The wind direction is West Northwest between 0.0 MPH and 0.3 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.62, the Absolute pressure is 29.41 and rising with a weather graphic indicating clouds.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with Clouds to 100 feet and overcast to 6,000 feet.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 7:12 A.M., Sunset is 5:32 P.M., Moonrise is 9:43 P.M., Moonset is 12:17 P.M. and the moon phase is Waning Gibbous being 74% Illuminated.

We received 0.04 inches of rain here over the past 24 hours. We’ll get some more tody too.

Everybody likes shrimp, right? Why not this Shrimp meal for dinner tonight?

SHRIMP CASSEROLE

Serves:  8

 

1 cup cut-up shrimp

1 ¼ cup soft bread crumbs

1 tsp. mustard

2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

½ small onion, minced

½ small green pepper, minced

2 tbsp. butter

1 cup milk

2 tbsp. flour

3 tbsp. melted butter

 

• Sauté ½ minced onion, and ½ minced green pepper in 2 tbsp. butter.
• Make a cream sauce using 1 cup milk, 2 tbsp. flour, 3 tbsp. melted butter.
• Combine cream sauce and onion and pepper mixture with 1 cup shrimp, 1 ¼ cups soft bread crumbs, 1 tsp. mustard, and 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce.  Bake slowly at 300 degrees for 1 hour.

Exchanges:  ½ grain, 1 lean meat, 1½ fat

Calories:  146; fat:  9 g; protein:  8 g; carbohydrates: 8 g; fiber:  trace; cholesterol:  69 mg; sodium:  190 mg