#MEwx Thick fog, temps in the 50's with Seafood Risotto

Good Morning Augusta

DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING.

This morning we have areas of dense fog and clouds. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Highs in the upper 50s with light and variable winds, becoming south around 10 mph this afternoon.

Tonight we'll have clouds with a chance of showers during evening hours, then showers likely after midnight. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds around 10 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable. Chance of rain 70 percent.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 43.7°F, the humidity is 98% the Dew point is 43.2°F with a wind chill of 43.7°F.

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

The Relative pressure is 30.20, the Absolute pressure is 30.00 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun and 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 zero to ¼ mile this morning, so slow the hell down on the roads driving to work.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, The moon is  77.4% illuminated, the moon phase is waxing gibbous, Sunrise is 6:34 am↑ 87° East, sunset is 6:56 pm↑ 273° West, Moonrise is 1:58 pm↑ 59° Northeast, Moonset is 4:43 am↑ 302° Northwest and we'll have 12 ours 22 minutes of daylight today.

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

Let's stick with the Seafood theme for today's meal.

Seafood Risotto

Ingredients

• Serves 2

• 1 pre-cooked whole lobster using the claws and tail

• 8 shrimp, peeled and deveined

• 6 large scallops

• all seafood should be pre-cooked and diced into chunks

• 1½ quart of seafood stock, either store bought or make your own by simmering water with shrimp and lobster shells, onions, celery, peppercorns and a

little thyme, then straining twice.

• 1 cup arborio rice

• 2 large shallots

• ¾ cup of Prosecco or white wine

• 1 cup of canned or fresh diced tomatoes, drained of wet liquid

• parsley

• olive oil and butter

Instructions

1. Cook the shrimp and scallops on a foil lined sheet pan, drizzle seafood with some garlic infused olive oil and a small handful of chopped parsley, roast

at 425 degrees until pink and translucent, maybe 10 minutes, let it rest.

2. Break down your whole lobster tail, removing the shell from the claws so they stay in tact, remove the shell from the tail and cut into chunks, place

all the lobster meat into the juices of the cooked shrimp and scallops on the sheet pan.

3. Place a knob of butter and a good drizzle of olive oil into the bottom of the risotto pot.

4. Add shallots and cook until they soften.

5. Add rice, stirring until coated and hot.

6. Deglaze with the Prosecco or white wine.

7. When liquid is absorbed then start adding your simmering warm seafood stock, one ladle at a time, stirring until it gets absorbed, then add another

ladle full.

8. Keep flame on medium heat and continue adding warm stock and stirring until absorbed and rice reaches a tender and slightly al dente bite, you'll know

when it's ready.

9. Turn off heat, add another knob of butter, a little olive oil, the drained chopped tomatoes and parsley, then stir to incorporate and finally add in

your chopped seafood.

10. Put the lid on and let it rest for 1 minute.

11. When plating top each plate with one claw, garnish with more parsley