#MEwx, temps still above freezing with crunch beef burios

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have mostly sunny skies with highs in the upper 30s. Winds are North 15 to 20 mph gusting to 35 mph.

Tonight we'll have mostly clear conditions, cooler with lows around 12°F and northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 36.5°F, the humidity is 48%, the Dew point is 18.7°F with a wind chill of 29.3°F.

The wind direction is North between 13.2 MPH and 15.4 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.63, the Absolute pressure is 29.43 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun and some clouds.

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

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with sun and a few clouds.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, The moon is  95.7% illuminated, the moon phase is waxing gibbous, Sunrise is 6:22 am↑ 102° East, sunset is 5:22 pm↑ 259° West, Moonrise is 3:22 pm↑ 62° Northeast, Moonset is 5:49 am↑ 300° Northwest and we'll have 11 ours x minutes of daylight today.

We had 0.90 inches of snow melt here over the past 48 hours and more is melting today.

How about making these for dinner tonight? If you have some real courage get the kids to do it.

CRUNCHY BEEF BURRIOS

Servings:  8 – 1 burrito each

Sauce:

8 oz. no-added-salt tomato sauce

¼ tsp. garlic powder

½ tsp. cumin

1/8 tsp. cayenne powder

½ tsp. dried jalapeno peppers (optional)

1 tbsp. lemon juice

1 tbsp. raisins (this sweetens the sauce)

Filling:

1 pound lean ground beef, cooked and drained

8 10-inch flour tortillas

4 oz. park-skim American cheese, shredded

1 /4 cup chopped scallions

 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix  8 oz. tomato sauce, ¼ garlic powder, ½ tsp. cumin, 1/8 cayenne powder, 1 tbsp. lemon, juice and 1 tbsp. raisins together.  Pour over the drained beef and stir to mix.
• Play ½ cup beef mixture in each tortillas, fold and place seam side down on a baking sheet. 
• Top with 4 oz. cheese and ¼ cup scallions.
• Bake uncovered for 15 minutes.
• Serve with lettuce and tomatoes.  These burritos freeze well on sheets or in baking dishes.

 

Exchanges:  1 starch, 1 vegetable, 2 lean mean

Calories:  212; fat:  6 g; protein:  18 g; carbohydrate:  20 g; cholesterol:  57 mg: sodium:  180 mg