#MEwx mild temps, sun and 2 great holiday recipes.

Good morning Augusta

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

here.

We’re under a high wind advisory until tomorrow- read the complete advisory in the blog post preceding this one.

Today it’s going to be partly sunny with highs in the lower 40s. Temperatures will fall into the mid 30s this afternoon with West winds 15 to 20 mph gusting to 50 mph.

Tonight we’ll have mostly clear skies with cooler temps lows will be around 18°F. West winds around 15 mph gusting to 35 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 44.2°F, the humidity is 54%, the Dew Point is 28.6°F and our wind chill is 40.5°F.

The wind direction is North Northwest between 4.5 MPH and 7.5 MPH.  

The Relative pressure is 29.15, the Absolute pressure is 28.85, the HPA is 989 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with clear and sunny skies.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 7:07 A.M. EST, Sunset is 4:00 P.M. EST, Moonrise is 7:40 P.M. EST, Moonset is 10:08 A.M. EST and the moon phase is waning gibbous.

The RAW METAR reading for Augusta is:

METAR KAUG 151253Z AUTO 24009G17KT 10SM CLR 04/M01 A2920 RMK AO2 SLP891 T00391006

We received 1.36 inches of rain/snow melt here over the past 24 hours.

Here are two really great holiday baked goods. Enjoy.

Holiday CAJUN CHRISTMAS MIX 

2 (12 oz.) cans Blue Diamond Smokehouse Almonds

6 c. Kellogg's Crispix cereal

1 c. Pepperidge Farm Parmesan Cheese Goldfish Tiny crackers

1/4 c. butter

1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

1/2 tsp. paprika

1/2 tsp. thyme leaves

1/4 tsp. black pepper

1/4 tsp. hot pepper sauce

 Preheat oven to 250F. In a large shallow roasting pan, combine almonds, cereal and Goldfish crackers. Melt butter and stir in seasonings. Pour over almond mixture and toss to coat. Bake 1 hour, stirring every 20 minutes. Spread on paper towel to cool. Store in air tight container. Makes 9 cups

 

CRANAPPLE WALNUT CAKE

Serves 8

1 cup + 2 tbsp all purpose flour

1 (4 serving) package JELL-O sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix

1 tsp apple pie spice

2 tbsp Splenda

1 tsp baking soda

½ coarsely chopped fresh or frozen cranberries

2 cups (4 small) cored, unpeeled, cooking apples and 1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts

½ cup Ocean Spray reduced-calorie cranberry juice cocktail

1 egg or equivalent in egg substitute

½ cup unsweetened applesauce

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray an 8-by-8 baking dish with butter-flavored cooking spray.  In a large bowl, combine flour, dry pudding mix, apple pie spice, Splenda, and baking soda.   Stir in cranberries, apples and walnuts.  In a small bowl, combine cranberry juice cocktail, egg, and applesauce.  Add liquid mixture to flour mixture.  Mix gently to combine.  Spread batter evenly into prepared baking dish.  Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.  Place baking dish on a wire rack and allow to cool.  Cut into 8 servings.

 

HINT:  Good served warm with Wells’ Blue Bunny sugar- and fat-free ice cream or cold with Cool Whip Lite.

 

Diabetic exchanges:  1 fruit -  ½ starch  -  ½ fat   139 calories   -  3 gm fat   -   3 gm protein   - 25gm carbohydrate   -   333 mg sodium   -  12 mg calcium   -  2 gm fiber