#MEwx Clouds, rainy and Pork with squash

Good morning Augusta

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

This morning it’s rainy and cloudy with a chance for showers and areas of drizzle this morning, then a slight chance of showers this afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds around

10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Tonight we’ll have mostly cloudy skies with lows in the mid 40s. Light and variable winds.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 49.6°F, the humidity is 99% and the Dew Point is 49.5°F.

The wind direction is East Northeast between 4.0 MPH and 7.4 MPH.  

The Relative pressure is 29.96, the Absolute pressure is 30.76 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with overcast skies to 600 ft / 182 m.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:49 AM Sunset is 6:00 PM, Moonrise is 5:59 PM, moonset is 5:18 AM and  the moon phase is waxing gibbous.

Augusta’s RAW METAR readings are:

SPECI KAUG 121215Z AUTO 01009KT 1 3/4SM -RA BR OVC006 09/09 A3004 RMK AO2 P0000 T00890089

We received 0.03 inches of rain here over the past 24 hours and it’s far from being over falling.

Let’s mix some pork with squash and apples for dinner.

PORK WITH APPLES AND SQUASH

 

4 servings

 

4 lean pork loin or rib chops, about ½ inch thick (about 1 lb)

1 tsp dried sage leaves

½ tsp salt

¼ tsp pepper

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 medium onion, cut into 1/4-inch slices

½ cup chicken broth

1 acorn squash (about 1½ lbs)

1 medium unpeeled cooking apple, cored and cut into eighths

¼ tsp salt

¼ tsp pepper

 

Trim fat from pork. Mix sage, ½ tsp salt,  ¼ tsp pepper and the garlic; rub on both sides of pork.  Cook pork in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat about 3 minutes on each side until brown. Place onion on pork. Pour broth around pork. Heat to boiling; reduce heat.   Cut squash crosswise into 1-inch slices; remove seeds and fibers. Cut each slice into fourths. Place squash and apple on pork; sprinkle with ¼ tsp salt and ¼ tsp pepper. Cover and simmer about 15 minutes or until pork is slightly pink when cut near bone and squash is tender.

 

Cut the cooking time in half by omitting the fresh acorn squash and instead microwaving frozen cook squash as directed on the package to serve alongside the pork, onion and apple.  This skillet is a complete meal by itself.  Just add some crusty hard rolls for hearty appetites and perhaps fudgy brownies for dessert.