#MEwx Fog, sunny and warm with Turkey Chili

Good morning Augusta.

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 dense fog turning mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s with light and variable winds.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy conditions during evening hours, becoming mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight with lows around 50°F. Winds will be light and variable.

We received 0.14 total rain here over the past 24 hours.

The wind is East between  2.0 MPH and 2.7 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.69, the Absolute pressure is 29.49 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun and clouds.

The  outdoor temperature is 49.8°F, the dew point is 49.5°F, the heat index is 49.8°F and the humidity is 99%.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with overcast and very foggy skies.

The UV index is 0 placing the average person at low risk, the solar radiation reading is 35.7W/m2, the moon phase is waxing gibbous and the moon is 83% illuminated. Sunrise is 6:45 AM, sunset is 6:13 PM, moonrise is 5:10 PM, Moonset is 2:36 AM and we’ll have 11 hours 28 minutes of daylight today.

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

 

Okay, let’s shift over to cold, raw weather meals that will stick to your ribs. Yep, it’s chili weather again!

 

TURKEY CHILI

2 lbs ground turkey (4 cups of leftover strips)

1 onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, pressed or minced (1/2 tsp of minced garlic = 1 clove of garlic)

1 16-ounce can tomatoes, whole, and undrained

1 8-ounce tomato sauce

2 cup chicken stock, homemade

2 tbsp chili powder or more to taste

1 tsp cumin, ground

1 tsp paprika

½ tsp black pepper, freshly ground

2 apples, green, peeled, and chopped

1 16 ounce can, drained pinto beans or red beans

 

This is an easy very tasty dish, and turkey is much lower in fat than beef or pork.  You can use strips of leftover turkey instead of uncooked ground turkey, about 4 cups, and add it to the bean for the last 10 minutes of cooking time.  To use dried beans, cover 1 cup of beans with water and simmer for 1 hour or until tender; they will yield 2 cups cooked.

 

1.                  Combine all ingredients except apples and beans in a large pot.  Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and summer for 30 minutes.  Stir frequently to break up the turkey and tomatoes.

2.                  Add apples and simmer covered for another 20 minutes.  Add beans and cook 10 minutes longer.

 

Calories:  263; total fat:  2 gm; Saturated fat:  0 gm; cholesterol:  70 mg; sodium 526 mg; total carbohydrates:  25 gm; fiber:  16 gm; protein:  26 gm