#MEwx Colder temps, no snow or rain and a Seafood stir-fry recipe

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Good morning Augusta

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

here.

This morning it’s partly sunny, then clearing. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph gusting to 30 mph.

Tonight we’ll have mostly clear skies with cooler temps, lows will be around 14°F. Winds will be North around 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 34.9°F, the humidity is 51%, the dew point is 18.7°F and our wind chill is 30.6°F. 

The wind direction is North Northwest between 2.7 MPH and 4.9 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 30.06, the Absolute pressure is 29.86 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles with partly cloudy skies.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, The moon is 7.7% illuminated, the moon phase is waning crescent, Sunrise is 6:39 A.M., Sunset is 6:54 P.M., Moonrise is 5:55 A.M., Moonset is 4:11 A.M and we’ll have 12 hours 14 minutes of daylight today.  

We didn’t receive any new rain/snowfall here in the past 24 hours.

How about a stir-fried dish to lift your spirits?

STIR-FRIED SEAFOOD

 

Serves:  6—3/4 cup

 

Vegetable cooking spray

1 medium-size red or green pepper, coarsely chopped

8 green onions, cut into ½ -inch slices

1 clove of garlic, minced

1 cup diagonally sliced celery

1 (8-oz.) can sliced water chestnuts, drained

5 oz. fresh snow pea pods

2 oz. fresh mushrooms, sliced

1 tbsp. cornstarch

3 tbsp. reduced-sodium soy sauce

3 tbsp. water

1 tbsp. vinegar

¼ tsp. ground ginger

6½ oz. packages of scallops, crab, lobster, and/or shrimp

 

  • Coat a wok or large, heavy skillet with cooking spray; heat at 325 degrees for 2 minutes.  Add 1 pepper, 8 green onions, and 1 clove garlic; stir-fry 15 seconds.
  • Add 1 cup celery, 8 oz. can water chestnuts, 5 oz. snow peas, and 2 oz. mushrooms.  Stir-fry 1 minute or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
  • Combine 1 tbsp. cornstarch, 3 tbsp. soy sauce, 3 tbsp. soy sauce, 3 tbsp. water, 1 tbsp. vinegar, and ¼ tsp. ginger, stirring until dissolved; add to wok.   Cook over high heat 350 degrees, stirring frequently, until sauce is slightly thickened.  Add seafood stirring to coat well.

 

NOTE:  Stir-Fried Seafood may be served over hot cooked rice that has been cooked with salt or fat.

Exchanges:  1 lean meat, ½ starch

Calories:  82, fat:  1 g; carbohydrate:  8 g; fiber:  1 g; cholesterol:  21 mg; protein:  10 g; sodium:  319 mg

 

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