#MEwx Cold, windy and Broccoli-Walnut Party Casserole

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have partly sunny skies with highs in the lower 20s. Winds are northwest 10 to 15 mph gusting to 30 mph.

Tonight we'll have mostly clear conditions  with lows around 9°F. Northwest winds around 15 mph gusting to 30 mph. Wind chill values as low as 7 below after midnight.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 21.2°F, the humidity is 43%, the Dew point is 2.1°F with a wind chill of 12.4°F.

The wind direction is North Northwest between 5.4 MPH and 8.9 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.72, the Absolute pressure is 29.52 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun and clouds.

If you want to see real-time instrument readings from my personal weather station click Here. That will take you directly to my weather station.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with partly cloudy skies.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, The moon is 74.1% illuminated, the moon phase is waxing Gibbous, Sunrise is 7:05 am↑ 117° Southeast, sunset is 4:36 pm↑ 244° Southwest, Moonrise is 12:16 pm↑ 62° Northeast, Moonset is 2:35 am↑ 296° Northwest and we'll have 9 hours 31 minutes of daylight today.

We've received 0.01 inches of snow here over the past 24 hours.

Back to healthy meals. Is that waistline of yours shrinking?

BROCCOLI-WALNUT PARTY CASSEROLE

 

Serves 6

 

1 (16 oz) package frozen chopped broccoli

3 tbsp unbleached flour

2/3 nonfat dry milk

2 cups chicken broth

2 ½ cups dried bread cubes

1 tsp sage

1 tsp dried parsley flakes

½ cup chopped walnuts

 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  In a large saucepan, cook broccoli in water until just tender, about 10 minutes.   Drain well.   Place broccoli in an 8-by-8 inch baking dish sprayed with butter-flavored cooking spray.   In a covered jar, combine flour, dry milk powder, and 1 ¼  cups chicken broth.   Shake well to combine.   Pour mixture into a medium saucepan sprayed with butter-flavored cooking spray.   Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and starts to boil.   Pour hot sauce over broccoli.  In a large bowl, combine bread cubes, sage, parsley flakes, walnuts, and remaining ¾ cup chicken broth.   Mix well to combine.   Sprinkle mixture evenly over top of broccoli mixture.  Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until top is crusty.   Place baking dish on a wire rack and let sit 5 minutes.  Divide into 6 servings.

 

Exchange:  1 ½ vegetable       ½ starch      ½ fat   185 calories      5 gm fat      9 gm protein     266 gm carbohydrate   487 mg sodium      3 gm fiber