#MEwx Mild temps, fog burning off and Crash Hot Potatos with Salmon Hash

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 fog with mostly sunny skies. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times with highs in the mid 70s. Winds are light and variable.

Tonight we'll have mostly clear conditions during evening hours, becoming mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s with light and variable winds.

We received 0.01 inches of  rain here over the past 24 hours.

The wind is North Northeast between  1.1 MPH and 2.7 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.88, the Absolute pressure is 29.68 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The  outdoor temperature is 53.8°F, the dew point is 53.5°F, the heat index is 54.0°F and the humidity is 99%.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with Thick fog that hasn't burned off yet.

The current Solar Radiation reading is 89.8W/m2, the UV Index is 0  placing the average person at no risk, the moon phase is waxing gibbous and the moon is 88.1% illuminated. Sunrise is 6:10 AM, sunset is 7:07 PM, moonrise is 6:10 PM, Moonset is 2:17 AM and we'll have 12 hours 55 minutes of daylight today.

Our next full moon will be on September 10 and the next new moon will be on September 25.

 

CRASH HOT POTATOES and CRASH HOT POTATOES WITH SALMON HASH

Small yellow potatoes

Butter

Salt and pepper

If you're going to add in the salmon, you'll also need:

a pouch of salmon (or a can, whatever you have handy), sprinkle with any seasonings you prefer, and some more butter if you want.  I use a blend of onion/pepper/salt/garlic/lemon.  Dill would be tasty too.

To make the potatoes:

Boil potatoes in water until fork tender.  Drain.  Place potatoes on a baking sheet covered with foil.  Slightly crush each potato with a masher, fork, whatever to break them up slightly.  Put a pat of butter (or margarine) on each potato and season with salt and pepper. 

Bake at 475⁰ for about 12 minutes or until crispy. 

Options:  use olive oil instead of butter; top with grated cheese and/or sour cream.

To make the Salmon Hash:

Make potatoes as above.  After baking, scoop into a skillet, and break them up a little more with a spatula.  Add a pouch of salmon (or a can, whatever you have), sprinkle with any seasonings you prefer, and more butter if you want.  I use a blend of onion/pepper/salt/garlic/lemon.  Dill would be tasty, too.

Put skillet on low heat until it is all hot.  If you leave it in the skillet too long it will dry out.

Cooks Note: feel free to be flexible with this recipe – you can use any potatoes you have handy.  You can cut large ones into chunks and use that if you don't have any small ones.