#MEwx Sun, cooling off and Ham Tetrazzini for dinner

Good morning Augusta

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

This morning it’s mostly cloudy with a high of 62°F, falling to near 50°F. Winds are North at 10 to 15 MPH.

Tonight we’ll have mostly clear skies with a low of 36°F, winedws will be North from 5 to 15 MPH.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 61.5°F, the humidity is 95% and the Dew Point is 60.1°F.

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

The Relative pressure is 29.69, the Absolute pressure is 29.50 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:37 AM Sunset is 6:18 PM, Moonrise is 11:08 AM, moonset is 9:00 PM and  the moon phase is waxing crescent.

Augusta’s RAW METAR readings are:

METAR KAUG 021153Z AUTO 33007KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP073 60001 70074 T01610144 10172 20156 51023

We received 0.96 inches of  rain here over the past 24 hours.

You like Tetrazzini don’t you? Try this dish for dinner tonight.

HAM TETRAZZINI

Serves 6 (1 cup)

(IN THIS RECIPE, TURKEY COULD BE USED INSTEAD OF HAM.  ALL OTHER INGREDIENTS ARE THE SAME)

 

1 full cup extra-lean ham

½ cup chopped onion

1 (10 ¾ oz) can Healthy Request Cream of Mushroom Soup

¾ cup shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese

1 cup frozen peas

2 tbsp canned chopped pimiento

2 tbsp fresh parsley or 2 tsp dried parsley flakes

1/8 tsp black pepper

2 cups chopped cooked spaghetti, rinsed and drained

 

In a large skillet sprayed with butter-flavored cooking spray, sauté ham and onion until onion is tender, about 5 minutes.   Stir in mushroom soup and cheddar cheese.   Cook over low heat, stirring often, until cheese melts.   Add peas, pimiento, parsley, black pepper, and spaghetti.  Mix well to combine.  Lower heat and simmer 5 to 10 minutes, stirring often.

 

HINT:  1 ½ cups uncooked spaghetti usually cook to about 2 cups.

 

Exchanges:  1 ½ meat   -   1 ½ starch  197 calories   -   5 gm fat   -   15 gm protein   -   23 gm carbohydrate   -   669 mg sodium   - gm fiber