#MEwx Cold and snow cleanup with Lobster and vegetable stew

Good morning Augusta.

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This morning we have partly sunny skies with a slight chance of snow showers. Highs around 30°F with light and variable winds.

Tonight we'll have partly cloudy conditions during evening hours, becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 16°F. Light and variable winds.

The wind direction is East Northeast between 0.1 MPH and 0.2 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.95, the Absolute pressure is 29.75 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun/clouds.

We received roughly 2.0 inches of measurable snow here over the past 24 hours.

our outdoor temperature is 15.3°F, the humidity is  88%, the dew point is 12.4°F and our wind chill is 15.3°F. 

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with partly cloudy skies.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, the moon is 33.8% illuminated, the moon phase is Waxing Crescent, sunrise is 7:03 am↑ 122° Southeast, Sunset is 3:59 pm↑ 238° Southwest, Moonrise is 11:50 am↑ 113° Southeast, Moonset is 10:08 pm↑ 250° West and we'll have 8 hours 57

Minutes of daylight today.

 

LOBSTER AND VEGETABLE STEW

Serves:  8—1 cup

1 medium onion, chopped

1 tsp. vegetable oil

28-oz can whole tomatoes

2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced

½ tsp. basil

¼ tsp. pepper

½ tsp. sugar

1½ lb. Or frozen lobster meat in bit-size pieces

16 oz. frozen mixed vegetables

 

  • Sauté onion in oil until tender in a 4-quart saucepan.  Stir in can of tomatoes.  Add 2 potatoes, ½ tsp. basil, ¼ tsp. pepper, ½ tsp. Splenda and cook over high heat until boiling. 
  • Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for another 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.  Stir occasionally.
  • Meanwhile, flake lobster meat into bite-size pieces.  Add lobster and frozen vegetables to tomato mixture, and heat just until boiling.  Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 8 minutes or until vegetables and lobster are tender when tested with a fork.

 

Exchanges:  2 lean meat, 1 ½ vegetables

Calories:  125; fat:  2 g; protein:  18 g; carbohydrates:  10 g; fiber:  3 g; cholesterol:  81 mg; sodium:  279 mg

 

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