#MEwx Warm, clouds, rain coming and Hawaiian Pork Roast

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have cloudy skies, becoming partly sunny. Areas of dense fog this morning with a slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Visibility can be one quarter mile or less at times during morning fog. Highs in the upper 70s with light and variable winds, becoming southwest around 10 mph this afternoon.

Tonight we'll have mostly cloudy conditions with a chance of showers during evening hours. Lows in the mid 50s. Light and variable winds, becoming north around 10 mph gusting to 20 mph after midnight.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 66.0°F, the humidity is 99% and the Dew Point is 65.8°F.

The wind direction is Northwest between 0.0 MPH and 0.1 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 30.21, the Absolute pressure is 30.01 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain/clouds.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers  with overcast and the remnants of fog at the moment. 

The UV rating is  0 out of 16, The moon is 49.2% illuminated, the moon phase is Waning Crescent, Sunrise is 6:12 am↑ 83° East, Sunset is 6:57 pm↑ 277° West, Moonrise is 11:25 pm↑ 56° Northeast, Moonset is 2:23 pm↑ 303° Northwest and we'll have 12 hours 45  minutes of daylight today.  

We didn't receive any rain here  over the past 24 hours.

How about a meal rooted in the Pacific? You know, swaying palm trees, Sunny and sandy beaches with grass skirts and stuff like that?

HAWAIIAN PORK ROAST

 

Serves:  8       

 

1½ lb. tenderloin pork roast

1 small onion

½ cup orange juice

2 cans fat-free clear beef broth

2 tbsp. parsley

1 tsp. ginger

1 tbsp. garlic powder

1 tsp. black pepper

¼ cup soy sauce reduced sodium

½ cup teriyaki reduced sodium sauce

1 package baby carrots

2 cups potatoes

2 cups rutabaga

 

• Sear pork roast on all sides on high heat with ½ tbsp. olive oil.
• Add ½ cup orange juice, 2 cans beef clear broth, 2 tbsp. parsley, 1 tsp. ginger, 1 tbsp. garlic powder, 1 tsp. black pepper, ¼ cup soy sauce, and ½ cup teriyaki sauce.  Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and cook 25 minutes.
• Turn roast over and add 1 onion, baby carrots, 2 cups potatoes and 2 cups rutabaga.  Cook for 30 minutes.
• Allow to rest 5 minutes before serving.

 

Exchanges:  ½ carbohydrate, 1 vegetable, 2 lean meat, ½ fat

Calories:  221; fat:  8 g; protein:  19 g; carbohydrate:  18 g; fiber:  2 g; cholesterol:  42 mg; sodium:  1359 mg