#MEwx Cooler temps with some fog and frost plus Pork with Apples and Squash
I’ve put up a Ambient WS 5000 weather station where you can view real time weather readings online here.
This morning we have patchy frost with areas of fog. Mostly sunny with highs in the upper 50s. Winds are light and variable.
Tonight we’ll have mostly clear skies with patchy fog after midnight. Lows will drop to the upper 30s. Winds will remain light and variable.
We’ve didn’t receive any rain here over the past 24 hours.
The wind is North Northwest between 1.3 MPH and 2.7 MPH.
The Relative pressure is 29.83, the Absolute pressure is 29.63 and rising with a weather graphic indicating clouds and sun.
The outdoor temperature is 32.2°F, the dew point is 31.7°F, the heat index is 32.2°F and the humidity is 98%.
Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with partly cloudy skies again.
The UV index is 0 placing the average person at no risk, the solar radiation reading is 11.2W/m2, the moon phase is waning crescent and the moon is 19% illuminated. Sunrise is 7:02 AM, sunset is 5:47 PM, moonrise is 2:26 AM, Moonset is 4:26 PM and we’ll have 10 hours 44 minutes of daylight today.
Our next Full Moon is on November 8, and our next new moon will be on October 25.
PORK WITH APPLES AND SQUASH
4 servings
4 lean pork loin or rib chops, about ½ inch thick (about 1 lb)
1 tsp dried sage leaves
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 medium onion, cut into 1/4-inch slices
½ cup chicken broth
1 acorn squash (about 1½ lbs)
1 medium unpeeled cooking apple, cored and cut into eighths
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
Trim fat from pork. Mix sage, ½ tsp salt, ¼ tsp pepper and the garlic; rub on both sides of pork. Cook pork in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat about 3 minutes on each side until brown. Place onion on pork. Pour broth around pork. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cut squash crosswise into 1-inch slices; remove seeds and fibers. Cut each slice into fourths. Place squash and apple on pork; sprinkle with ¼ tsp salt and ¼ tsp pepper. Cover and simmer about 15 minutes or until pork is slightly pink when cut near bone and squash is tender.
Cut the cooking time in half by omitting the fresh acorn squash and instead microwaving frozen cook squash as directed on the package to serve alongside the pork, onion and apple. This skillet is a complete meal by itself. Just add some crusty hard rolls for hearty appetites and perhaps fudgy brownies for dessert.
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