#MEwx Not as hot today with Mocha Ricotta Creme for dessert

Good morning Augusta.

I’ve put up a new Ambient WS 5000 weather station where you can view real time readings online here.

This morning we have mostly sunny skies with a slight chance of showers this morning, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s with light and variable winds.

Tonight we’ll have mostly cloudy conditions with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog with lows in the lower 60s.  Winds will be light and variable.

The wind is North Northeast between 0.0 MPH and 4.9 MPH.

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

The Relative pressure is 29.75, the Absolute pressure is 29.55 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun and clouds.

The outdoor temperature is 75.4°F, the dew point is 71.9°F, the heat index is 76.8°F and the humidity is 89%.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with Sun and a few clouds.

The current Solar Radiation reading is 185.4W/m2, the UV Index is 1  placing the average person at low risk, the moon is 79% illuminated, the moon is waxing gibbous, sunrise is 5:35 AM, sunset is 7:56 PM, moonrise is 5:46 PM, Moonset is 1:09 AM and we’ll have 14 hours 21 minutes of daylight today.

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

 

This is a single serving bad-for-you dessert. The only thing missing in it is some booze.

MOCHA RICOTTA CRÈME

 

Serves:  1

½ cup part-skim ricotta cheese

½ tsp. unsweetened cocoa powder

¼ tsp. vanilla extract

1 package sugar substitute

Dash espresso powder

5 mini chocolate chips

 

Mix together the ½ cup ricotta, ½ tsp cocoa powder, ¼ tsp. vanilla extract, and 1 package sugar substitute in a dessert bowl.  Serve chilled with a dusting of espresso powder and sprinkled with the mini chocolate chips.

 

Exchanges:  4 lean meat, 1 carbohydrate, 1½ fat

Calories:  261; protein:  15 g; carbohydrate, fat:  14 g; sodium:  166 mg; cholesterol:  42 mg; fiber:  0 g