#MEwx Foggy, warm temps again and a stir-fried Seafood dish

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Good Morning Augusta

We're uynder a dense fog advisory until 9 this morning so slow down out there.

This morning we have patchy dense fog turning to  Mostly sunny skies after 9. Highs in the upper 50s with light and variable winds.

Tonight we'll have partly cloudy conditions during evening hours, becoming mostly cloudy with patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s with light and variable winds.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 34.0°F, the humidity is 98% the Dew point is 33.4°F with a wind chill of 34.0°F.

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

The Relative pressure is 30.25, the Absolute pressure is 30.05 and steady with a weather graphic indicating 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 non-existent owing to the thick fog. Seriously, it's thicker than peanut butter out there. like)

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, The moon is  68.4% illuminated, the moon phase is waxing gibbous, Sunrise is 6:36 am↑ 88° East, sunset is 6:55 pm↑ 273° West, Moonrise is 12:50 pm↑ 55° Northeast, Moonset is 4:00 am↑ 306° Northwest and we'll have 12 ours 19 minutes of daylight today.

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

How about a seafood meal that's really good for you? C'mon. Try it, you'll like it.

STIR-FRIED SEAFOOD

 

Serves:  6—3/4 cup

 

Vegetable cooking spray

1 medium-size red or green pepper, coarsely chopped

8 green onions, cut into ½ -inch slices

1 clove of garlic, minced

1 cup diagonally sliced celery

1 (8-oz.) can sliced water chestnuts, drained

5 oz. fresh snow pea pods

2 oz. fresh mushrooms, sliced

1 tbsp. cornstarch

3 tbsp. reduced-sodium soy sauce

3 tbsp. water

1 tbsp. vinegar

¼ tsp. ground ginger

6½ oz. packages of scallops, crab, lobster, and/or shrimp

 

  • Coat a wok or large, heavy skillet with cooking spray; heat at 325 degrees for 2 minutes.  Add 1 pepper, 8 green onions, and 1 clove garlic; stir-fry 15 seconds.
  • Add 1 cup celery, 8 oz. can water chestnuts, 5 oz. snow peas, and 2 oz. mushrooms.  Stir-fry 1 minute or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
  • Combine 1 tbsp. cornstarch, 3 tbsp. soy sauce, 3 tbsp. soy sauce, 3 tbsp. water, 1 tbsp. vinegar, and ¼ tsp. ginger, stirring until dissolved; add to wok.   Cook over high heat 350 degrees, stirring frequently, until sauce is slightly thickened.  Add seafood stirring to coat well.

 

NOTE:  Stir-Fried Seafood may be served over hot cooked rice that has been cooked with salt or fat.

Exchanges:  1 lean meat, ½ starch

Calories:  82, fat:  1 g; carbohydrate:  8 g; fiber:  1 g; cholesterol:  21 mg; protein:  10 g; sodium:  319 mg

 

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