#MEwx Warm again, sun and clouds with an Egg Casserole

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 cloudy skies becoming partly sunny. Areas of fog this morning with isolated showers. Highs in the upper 60s with light and variable winds, becoming northwest around 10 mph this afternoon.

Tonight we’ll have mostly clear conditions  with lows in the mid 40s. Winds will be light and variable.

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

The wind is northeast between  1.6 MPH and 2.9 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.70, the Absolute pressure is 29.50 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun and clouds with rain in the offing.

The  outdoor temperature is 50.0°F, the dew point is 49.7°F, the heat index is 50.0°F and the humidity is 99%.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with cloudy skies.

The UV index is 2 placing the average person at moderate risk, the solar radiation reading is 268.5W/m2, the moon phase is waxing crescent and the moon is 7.6% illuminated. Sunrise is 6:34 AM, sunset is 6:28 PM, moonrise is 9:19 AM, Moonset is 7:44 PM and we’ll have 11 hours 53 minutes of daylight today.

Our next Full Moon will be on October 9 and our next new moon will be on October 25.

 

EGG CASSEROLE

8 servings

 

1 ½ cups sliced celery

1 cup chopped green pepper

1 medium onion, sliced

1 tbsp reduced-calorie margarine, melted

1 tbsp flour

1 tsp salt

1 (16 oz) can low-sodium whole tomatoes, undrained

¼ tsp hot sauce

6 hard-cooked eggs, chopped

2 cups hot cooked rice (cooked without salt or fat)

Vegetable cooking spray

½ cup shredded low-fat process American cheese

 

1.                  Sauté’ celery, green pepper, and onion in margarine in a 3-qt. Saucepan until vegetables are tender.

2.                  Add flour and salt, stirring to blend.

3.                  Stir in tomatoes and hot sauce; bring to a boil.  Reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes or until mixture is thickened and bubbly, stirring occasionally.

4.                  Carefully stir in chopped eggs.  Spoon rice in bottom of a 2 qt casserole dish coated with cooking spray.  Pour egg mixture over rice, and bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 15 to 30 minutes or until thoroughly heated.  Top with cheese during the last 5 minutes of baking time.

 

Exchanges:  1 starch; 1 medium-fat meat

Calories:   148; Fat:  6 gm; Carbohydrate:  16 gm; fat:  6 mg; Fiber:  1 gm; Cholesterol:  207mg; protein;  8 gm; sodium:  504