#MEwx temps bob above freezing and vegetable-bean soup

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Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have mostly cloudy skies with a slight chance for rain and snow showers during afternoon hours. Highs in the mid 30s with light and variable winds.

Tonight we'll have partly cloudy conditions with lows in the lower 20s. Winds will be light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 26.6°F, the humidity is 86%, the Dew point is 23.0°F with a wind chill of 26.6°F.

The wind direction is Northwest between 0.0 MPH and 1.1 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.78, the Absolute pressure is 29.58 and rising with a weather graphic indicating snow 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 mostly cloudy skies again.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, The moon is 2.3% illuminated, the moon phase is Waxing Crescent, Sunrise is 7:11 am↑ 119° Southeast, sunset is 4:25 pm↑ 241° Southwest, Moonrise is 8:34 am↑ 120° Southeast, Moonset is 6:01 pm↑ 242° Southwest and we'll have 9 hours 13 minutes of daylight today.

We had 0.01 inches of snow melt here again over the past 24 hours.

How about a healthy soup for the cold and raw weather?

VEGETABLE-BEAN SOUP

Serves:  6 (1 1/3 cups)

 

4 cups (two 16-oz cans) tomatoes, undrained

2 cups water

½ cup finely chopped celery

½ cup chopped onion

2 cups purchased coleslaw mix

1 tbsp. chili seasoning mix

1/8 tsp. black pepper

1 tsp. dried parsley flakes

10 oz. (one 16-oz. can) pinto beans, rinsed and drained

10 oz. (one 16-oz. can) red kidney beans, rinsed and drained

 

  • Place undrained tomatoes in a blender and process on HIGH 10 to 15 seconds.  Pour blended tomatoes into large saucepan.
  • Stir in 2 cups water, ½ cup celery, ½ cup onion, 2 cups purchased coleslaw mix, chili seasoning mix, 1/8 tsp. black pepper, and 1 tsp. parsley flakes.  Add pinto beans and red kidney beans.  Mix well to combine.
  • Bring mixture to a boil.  Lower heat.  Cover and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

 

HINT:   1½ cups shredded cabbage and ½ cup shredded carrots may be used in place of purchased coleslaw mix.

 

Exchanges:  2½ vegetable, 1 meat, 1 starch

Calories:  185; fat:  1 g; protein:  10 g; carbohydrate:  34 g; sodium:  864 mg; fiber:  3 g

 

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