#MEwx cold, wet and raw with a Chicken Chow Mein recipe

Good morning Augusta

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

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This morning it’s mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Highs will be in the lower 40s with north winds around 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have cloudy skies with a chance of rain showers during evening hours, with rain showers likely after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 36.5°F, the humidity is 72%, the dew point is 28.4°F and our wind chill is 30.2°F. 

The wind direction is East Northeast between 8.3 MPH and 12.9 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.83, the Absolute pressure is 29.63 and falling with a weather graphic indicating snow/rain.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles with cloud cover.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, The moon is 50.9% illuminated, the moon phase is waxing gibbous, Sunrise is 6:19 am 82° East, Sunset is 7:07 pm 278° West, Moonrise is       11:22 am 56° Northeast, Moonset is 2:23 am 304° Northwest and we’ll have 12 hours 48 minutes of daylight today.  

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

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

No RAW METAR readings are available today.

A few folks have been muttering darkly because I’ve posted a lot of chicken and fish meals lately. The reason I’m doing this is because those meats tend to be things that a heck of a lot of people put in their freezer and either forget about or avoid cooking. So, with this “Stay at home”  mandate we’re all under I have tried to post things that a majority of people might have on hand so that they don’t have to go out shopping yet.

Meanwhile, if you have any leftover chicken, make this for dinner tonight.

CHICKEN CHOW MEIN

Serves:  4

 

1 cup celery, sliced on diagonal

1 medium green pepper, seeded, cut into thin strips

1 medium onion, cut into thin wedges

1 tsp canola or olive oil

1 cup mushrooms, sliced

12 oz fresh bean sprouts, rinsed, drained

8 ounces water chestnuts, rinsed, drained

2 oz pimentos, drained, chopped

2 tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce

½ cup Chicken Broth

t tbsp oat bran

¾ Poached Chicken (or turkey) Breasts, sliced thinly grain

 

In 2-qt glass measure or casserole, combine celery, green pepper, onion, and oil.  Microwave on High until tender, about 3 to 4 minutes, stirring once.

Microwave mushrooms for 2 minutes in separate dish and drain when tender.  Combine with vegetables, along with bean sprouts, water chestnuts, and pimentos.  Mix soy sauce, chicken broth and oat bran and add to vegetables.  Cover with wax paper and microwave on High 5 to 6 minutes, stirring twice.  Add chicken or turkey pieces, mix, and let stand covered, for 6 to 7 minutes until warmed through.  Microwave on High for another minute to heat if necessary.  Serve with brown rice and a few chow mein noodles. 

Exchanges:  3 vegetable; 4 lean mean

Calories:  238; Fat:  4 gm; Saturated fat:  1.1 gm; Polyunsaturated fat:  .9 gm; Monounsaturated fat:  1.8 gm; Fiber:  6.6 gm; Cholesterol:  0 mg; Carbohydrates:  18 gm; Protein:  32 gm; Sodium:  401 mg