#MEwx clouds/sun colder temps and Ham Steaks with Cherry Sauce

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have partly sunny skies with highs around 40°F. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph gusting to 25 mph.

Tonight we'll have partly cloudy conditions during evening hours, then clearing. Lows in the lower 20s with northwest winds around 10 mph gusting to 20 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 24.6°F, the humidity is 49% the Dew point is 8.2°F and our wind chill is 24.6°F.

The wind direction is northwest between 4.5 MPH and 7.3 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.93, the Absolute pressure is 29.73 and rising with a weather graphic indicating clouds and sun.

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 clouds out thee.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, The moon is  71.4% illuminated, the moon phase is Waning Gibbous, Sunrise is 6:17 am↑ 82° East, sunset is 7:07 pm↑ 278° West, Moonrise is 12:21 am↑ 123° Southeast, Moonset is 9:24 am↑ 236° Southwest and we'll have 12 ours 50 minutes of daylight today.

We've received 0.11 inches of rain here over the past 24 hours.

If you like ham for dinner on easter, try this recipe.

HAM STEAKS WITH CHERRY SAUCE

Serves 6

 

1 (4 serving) package JELLO sugar-free vanilla cook & serve pudding

1 (4 serving) package JELLO cherry gelatin

2 cups (16 oz can) red tart cherries, packed in water, drained and liquid reserved

Water

¼ tsp apple pie spice

6 extra lean ham slices

 

In an 8-cup glass measuring bowl, combine dry pudding mix and dry gelatin.  Add enough water to reserved cherry liquid to make ¾ cup.  Add liquid to pudding mixture.  Mix well to combine.   Cover and microwave on HIGH 2 minutes.  Stir in cherries and apple pie spice. Re-cover and continue microwaving on HIGH 2 minutes.  Mix well.  Cover to keep sauce warm while preparing ham.  Place 6 ham steaks in large microwavable dish.  Cover with waxed paper.  Microwave on HIGH 3 minutes, or until ham is heated through, turning after 1 ½ minutes.  For each serving, place a ham slice on a plate and spoon about 1/3 cup warm cherry mixture over top.

 

HINT:  A 3-oz slice of ham is usually 1/3 inch thick.

 

Exchange:  2 meat      1 fruit

138 calories      3 gm fat      15 gm protein      13 gm carbohydrate      855 sodium    1 gm fiber