#MEwx Warmer, rain later and Orange Cheesecake

Good morning Augusta

A direct, real-time online feed from my personal weather station is available for you here.

This morning we have mostly cloudy skies with a chance of rain and snow showers this morning, turning partly sunny this afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s. Light and variable winds, becoming west around 10 mph this afternoon.

Tonight we’ll have mostly clear conditions with lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds around 10 mph this evening, becoming light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

The outdoor temperature is 34.9°F, the humidity is 91% and the Dew Point is 32.5°F.

The wind direction is South Southwest between 0.1 MPH and 0.4 MPH and a Wind chill of  34.9°F.

The Relative pressure is 30.05, the Absolute pressure is 29.85 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with overcast skies to 700 ft / 213 m.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:11 A.M., Sunset is 7:12 P.M., Moonrise is 7:11 A.M., Moonset is 8:35 P.M. and the moon phase is a NEW MOON.

Augusta’s RAW METAR readings are:

METAR KAUG 061053Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM OVC007 01/01 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP207 T00060006

We didn’t receive any rain or snow here over the past 24 hours.

Why not shift to Orange flavor today?

ORANGE CHEESE CAKE

 

Serves 6

 

1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese

¼ cup 1% cottage cheese

2 eggs, 1 yolk only

1 tbsp vanilla extract

1 tsp maple extract

pinch nutmeg

1 tbsp whole wheat pastry flour

2 tbsp frozen orange juice concentrate

3 tbsp orange peel, grated

4 tbsp Grapenuts

4 sliced strawberries, blueberries, kiwi, or banana for topping if desired

 

In a deep bowl, combine first nine ingredients, reserving 1 tbsp. of orange peel.  Beat with a hand mixer or use food processor to blend quickly.  Turn into a 9-inch quiche or pie dish, and microwave at 80% power for 8 minutes, rotating the dish once.  Microwave on High for 2 minutes more.  Cake is baked when a knife inserted in center comes out clean. Dust top with Grapenuts and reserved orange peel.  Refrigerate for a few hours, or make this the day prior to serving.  Before serving, top with slices fruit or berries.  Lemon juice and lemon rind may be substituted for the orange.

 

Per serving:  57 chol (mg); 10 Carbo (g); 8 Prot (g); 97 Na (mg)  Dietary fiber:  .7g; Fat (g) 4; Sat 2.0; Poly .2; Mono 1.2  Calories:  101  Exchanges:  1 skim milk; ½ fat