#MEwx Warm, sunny and Lobster Fricassee

Good morning Augusta

The Red Sox  beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4. We’re 79 and 72.

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

This morning it’s mostly sunny with highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds, becoming west around 10 mph this afternoon.

Tonight we’ll have mostly clear skies with patchy fog after midnight. Lows will be in the mid 50s. Northwest winds around 10 mph this evening, becoming light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 47.5°F, the humidity is 99% and the Dew Point is 47.3°F.

The wind direction is Northwest between 0.0 MPH and 0.2 MPH. 

The Relative pressure is 30.12, the Absolute pressure is 29.92 and steady 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 6:23 AM Sunset is 6:40 PM, Moonrise is 10:14 PM, moonset is 12:37 PM and the moon phase is Waning Gibbous.

The RAW METAR reading from Augusta’s airport is:

METAR KAUG 201053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/06 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP217 T00670061

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

Before things get really cold, I want another Fricasee!

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