#MEwx Warm and sunny with a Quick and Cold Lemon Pie for dessert

Good morning Augusta.

I've put up a new Ambient WS 5000 weather station and you can view it's real time readings online by clicking  here.

This morning we have mostly sunny skies with expected highs in the lower 80s. Winds are west 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight we'll have mostly clear conditions with  lows in the upper 50s. Winds will be northwest around 10 mph gusting to 20 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.

The wind direction is West between 3.8 MPH and 4.8 MPH.

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

The Relative pressure is 29.68, the Absolute pressure is 29.48 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The outdoor temperature is 70.5°F, the dew point is 62.9°F, the heat index is 70.9°F and the humidity is 78%.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with mostly sunny skies again.

The current Solar Radiation reading is 421.6W/m2, the UV Index is 3  placing the average person at moderate risk, the moon is 3.1% illuminated, the moon phase is Waxing Crescent, sunrise is 5:25 AM, sunset is 8:08 PM, moonrise is 6:51 AM, Moonset is 9:32 PM and we'll have 14 hours 43 minutes of daylight today.

The next full moon is August 11 and the next New Moon is August 27.

 

How about another cold pie type of dessert, this time made with citrus?

 

QUICK AND COLD LEMON PIE

 Crust:

1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs

⅓ cup butter, melted

 1.      In a small bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and butter; set aside 1 Tblsp. for topping. 

2.      Press into an 8" or 9" pie plate.  Chill until set.

 Filling:

 4 oz. low fat cream cheese (neufchatel), softened

1 ¼ tsp. unflavored gelatin

1 Tblsp. grated lemon zest plus ¾ cup lemon juice

1 (14 oz.) can fat-free, or low fat sweetened condensed milk

½ cup 0 percent Greek yogurt

1 tsp. vanilla

½ tsp. lemon extract

 1.      Sprinkle gelatin over 3 tablespoons lemon juice in bowl and let sit until gelatin softens, about 5 minutes. 

2.      Microwave until mixture is bubbling around edges and gelatin is dissolved, about 30 seconds. 

3.      In a food processor, process the condensed milk, yogurt, and cream cheese until smooth, about 1 minute.

4.      With processor running, add vanilla, lemon extract, gelatin mixture, lemon zest, and remaining lemon juice.  Process until thoroughly combined, about 1 minute.

5.      Pour filling into pie shell, smooth top, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until firm, at least 3 hours. 

6.      To serve, cut into 8 pieces, top with reserved crumbs.

 Another yummy topping is sweetened whipped cream flavored with a little vanilla.