#MEwx hot, muggy, rain possible and Lobster Fricassee

Good morning Augusta

The Red Sox play the Blue Jays tonight at 7:00 PM. We’re 45 and 39. 

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

This morning it’s partly sunny with a slight chance for showers this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty

winds and small hail. Highs will be in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds, becoming west around 10 mph this afternoon.

Tonight we’ll have mostly clear skies with lows around 60°F. Northwest winds around 10 mph this evening, becoming light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 72.3°F, the humidity is 73% and the Dew Point is 63.3°F.

The wind direction is Northwest between 1.8 MPH and 2.5 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.68, the Absolute pressure is 29.48 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with clouds that are clearing, sun is peaking through.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 4:59 AM, Sunset is 8:26 PM, Moonrise is 4:44 AM,  Moonset is 8:29 PM  and the moon phase is waning Crescent. 

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

Since we live in Maine, you need to know that Downeasters can do ANYTHING with lobster.

LOBSTER FRICASSEE

4 servings:  ½ cup fricassee with ½ cup pasta or rice

2 cups shelled lobster meat

¼ cup low-fat margarine

¾ lb mushrooms, sliced

½ tsp onion powder

½ cup skim milk

¼ cup flour

¼ tsp paprika

Dash salt and pepper

2 cups cooked rice or pasta

Parsley springs

Cut the lobster meat into bite-sized pieces.  Melt the margarine in a saucepan; add the mushrooms and onion powder.  Sauté for 5 to 6 minutes.  Whisk the milk and flour in a small bowl, whisking quickly to eliminate any lumps.  Pour milk mixture into mushroom mixture; mix thoroughly, and continue cooking for 3 to 5 minutes.  Add the lobster, paprika, salt, and pepper; continue cooking for 5 to 10 minutes until lobster is heated through.  Spread rice or pasta onto a serving platter, spoon lobster and sauce over the top, and garnish with parsley to serve. 

Starch exchange 2  -  Medium-fat meat exchange 1  Calories:   244   -  Total fat:  6 gm  -  Saturated fat   1 gm   -  cholesterol   39 mg   -  Total carbohydrate  29 gm   -   dietary fiber 4 gm  -  protein  17 gm  -  sodium  349 mg