#MEwx Cold, snow, ice and Vegetable-Bean Soup

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Good morning Augusta.

If you want to se weather readings from my personal weather station in real-time click here.

This morning we have clouds with snow and freezing drizzle likely, then partly sunny with a slight chance of freezing drizzle this afternoon. Total snow accumulation around an inch with highs in the mid 30s. Light and variable winds.

Tonight we'll have partly cloudy skies with lows in the lower 20s. Winds will be light and variable.

The wind direction is West Northwest between 0.1 MPH and 0.4 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.71, the Absolute pressure is 29.51 and falling with a weather graphic indicating snow and overcast.

We've received 0.50 of an inch of measurable snow here over the past 24 hours and it's still coming down. 

Our outdoor temperature is 23.7°F, the humidity is  94%, the dew point is 22.3°F and our wind chill is 23.7°F. 

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

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, the moon is 34.4% illuminated, the moon phase is waning crescent, sunrise is 7:14 am↑ 123° Southeast, Sunset is 4:07 pm↑ 238° Southwest, Moonrise is 12:55 am↑ 97° East, Moonset is 12:24 pm↑ 259° West and we'll have 8 hours 53

Minutes of daylight today.

 

Here's another hot and diet-friendly meal recipe.

 

VEGETABLE-BEAN SOUP

Serves:  6 (1 1/3 cups)

 

4 cups (two 16-oz cans) tomatoes, undrained

2 cups water

½ cup finely chopped celery

½ cup chopped onion

2 cups purchased coleslaw mix

1 tbsp. chili seasoning mix

1/8 tsp. black pepper

1 tsp. dried parsley flakes

10 oz. (one 16-oz. can) pinto beans, rinsed and drained

10 oz. (one 16-oz. can) red kidney beans, rinsed and drained

 

  • Place undrained tomatoes in a blender and process on HIGH 10 to 15 seconds.  Pour blended tomatoes into large saucepan.
  • Stir in 2 cups water, ½ cup celery, ½ cup onion, 2 cups purchased coleslaw mix, chili seasoning mix, 1/8 tsp. black pepper, and 1 tsp. parsley flakes.  Add pinto beans and red kidney beans.  Mix well to combine.
  • Bring mixture to a boil.  Lower heat.  Cover and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

 

HINT:   1½ cups shredded cabbage and ½ cup shredded carrots may be used in place of purchased coleslaw mix.

 

Exchanges:  2½ vegetable, 1 meat, 1 starch

Calories:  185; fat:  1 g; protein:  10 g; carbohydrate:  34 g; sodium:  864 mg; fiber:  3 g

 

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