#MEwx Overcast, rain, windy, warm and Vegie Potstickers

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 showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Highs in the mid 60s with southeast winds 15 to 20 mph gusting to 40 mph.

Tonight we’ll have showers in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s with Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

We’ve received 0.69 Inches of rain thus far over the past 24 hours.

The wind is West Southwest between  3.4 MPH and 7.8 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.70, the Absolute pressure is 29.40 and falling with a weather graphic indicating clouds and rain.

The  outdoor temperature is 62.1°F, the dew point is 61.8°F, the heat index is 62.1°F and the humidity is 99%.

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

The UV index is 0 placing the average person at low risk, the solar radiation reading is 8.8W/m2, the moon phase is waning Gibbous and the moon is 81% illuminated. Sunrise is 6:53 AM, sunset is 5:58 PM, moonrise is 8:35 PM, Moonset is 12:06 PM and we’ll have 11 hours 5 minutes of daylight today.

Our next Full Moon is on November 8, and our next new moon will be on October 25.

 

Know any vegetarians? Try this recipe for a meal they’ll love.

 

Vegie Potstickers? Vegetable Potstickers Recipe

 

Makes 10 Servings

Serving Size: 3 potstickers

 

6 dried black shiitake mushrooms

3 cups green cabbage

1 cup purple cabbage

1 large carrot, shredded

4 medium green onions, chopped

1 teaspoon grated gingerroot

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1/2 teaspoon sesame oil

30 wonton wrappers

Horseradish Dipping Sauce

1/4 cup soy sauce

2 tablespoons prepared horseradish

2 teaspoons grated gingerroot

1 teaspoon sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons rice vinegar

 

Mix all dipping sauce ingredients together, cover and put in the refrigerator. Soak mushrooms in hot water about 20 minutes or until soft. Drain, rinse and squeeze out excess water. Remove and discard stems, and dice caps. Spray nonstick skillet or wok with nonstick cooking spray and heat over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, green and purple cabbage, carrots, green onions, gingerroot and garlic and stir-fry about 4 minutes or until crisp-tender. Stir in

sesame oil and soy sauce and cool.

 

Brush edges of 1 wonton wrapper with water (keep remaining wonton wrappers covered to keep moist). Place 1-tablespoon vegetable mixture on center of skin,

fold bottom corner of wrapper of wonton over filling to form a triangle. Pinch folded edges together. Keep filled wontons covered to keep moist. Repeat

with remaining wontons and vegetable filling.

 

Place potstickers on heatproof plate and place plate on a rack in steamer. Cover and steam over boiling water for 15 minutes.

 

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