#MEwx Cold, a bit too breezy and Lobster Vegetable stew for dinner

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have partly sunny skies, Colder with highs around 12°F. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Wind chill values as low as 18 below zero.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy conditions, then clearing. Lows of 1°F. Southwest winds around 10 mph. Wind chill values as low as 13 below.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

The Wind Chill is -2.0°F, Dew Point is -22.5°F, the humidity is 36%, and the outdoor temp is -1.8°F.

The wind direction is Southwest between 0.2 MPH and 2.5 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.98, the Absolute pressure is 29.77 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 6:58 A.M., Sunset is 4:46 P.M., Moonrise is 3:48 A.M., Moonset is 1:13 p.M. and the moon phase is waning crescent. 

Augusta’s RAW METAR readings are:

METAR KAUG 311153Z AUTO 25007KT 10SM CLR M17/M23 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP177 70004 T11721233 11133 21172 53024

We didn’t receive any new snowfall here over the past 24 hours.

This recipe has 125 calories per serving in it. Stick with the fish dish routine and, of course, make sure that lobster you buy for it is a Maine lobster!

LOBSTER AND VEGETABLE STEW

Serves:  8—1 cup

1 medium onion, chopped

1 tsp. vegetable oil

28-oz can whole tomatoes

2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced

½ tsp. basil

¼ tsp. pepper

½ tsp. sugar

1½ lb. Or frozen lobster meat in bit-size pieces

16 oz. frozen mixed vegetables

 

  • Sauté onion in oil until tender in a 4-quart saucepan.  Stir in can of tomatoes.  Add 2 potatoes, ½ tsp. basil, ¼ tsp. pepper, ½ tsp. Splenda and cook over high heat until boiling. 
  • Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for another 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.  Stir occasionally.
  • Meanwhile, flake lobster meat into bite-size pieces.  Add lobster and frozen vegetables to tomato mixture, and heat just until boiling.  Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 8 minutes or until vegetables and lobster are tender when tested with a fork.

Exchanges:  2 lean meat, 1 ½ vegetables

Calories:  125; fat:  2 g; protein:  18 g; carbohydrates:  10 g; fiber:  3 g; cholesterol:  81 mg; sodium:  279 mg

 

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