#MEwx Cold and colder with Broccoli Wallnut salad for dinner

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have sunny skies with highs around 15°F. Northwest winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Wind chill values as low as 17 below this morning.

Tonight we’ll have mostly clear skies with lows around 2 below zero. Northwest winds around 10 mph this evening, becoming light and variable. Wind chill values as low as 10 below.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

The Wind Chill is -6.0°F, Dew Point is -16.4°F, the humidity is 37%, and the outdoor temp is 4.1°F.

The wind direction is Northwest between 8.9 MPH and 12.4 MPH.

The Relative pressure is \30.25, the Absolute pressure is 30.05 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with clear skies.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 7:13 A.M., Sunset is 4:21 P.M., Moonrise is 10:45 A.M., Moonset is 10:50 P.M. and the moon phase is Waxing Crescent.

Augusta’s RAW METAR readings are:

METAR KAUG 121153Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM CLR M16/M22 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP271 T11611217 11150 21167 51016

We have’nt received any new snow here over the past 24 hours.

Broccoli and wallnuts in one delicious weight-shedding meal. Who could ask for more? Just keep chanting your New Years resolution about losing weight.

BROCCOLI-WALNUT PARTY CASSEROLE

Serves 6

1 (16 oz) package frozen chopped broccoli

3 tbsp unbleached flour

2/3 nonfat dry milk

2 cups chicken broth

2 ½ cups dried bread cubes

1 tsp sage

1 tsp dried parsley flakes

½ cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  In a large saucepan, cook broccoli in water until just tender, about 10 minutes.   Drain well.   Place broccoli in an 8-by-8 inch baking dish sprayed with butter-flavored cooking spray.   In a covered jar, combine flour, dry milk powder, and 1 ¼  cups chicken broth.   Shake well to combine.   Pour mixture into a medium saucepan sprayed with butter-flavored cooking spray.   Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and starts to boil.   Pour hot sauce over broccoli.  In a large bowl, combine bread cubes, sage, parsley flakes, walnuts, and remaining ¾ cup chicken broth.   Mix well to combine.   Sprinkle mixture evenly over top of broccoli mixture.  Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until top is crusty.   Place baking dish on a wire rack and let sit 5 minutes.  Divide into 6 servings.

Exchange:  1 ½ vegetable       ½ starch      ½ fat   185 calories      5 gm fat      9 gm protein     266 gm carbohydrate   487 mg sodium      3 gm fiber