#MEwx Rain, snow, cold and Vegetable Bean Soup

Good morning Augusta

I have a wireless personal weather station broadcasting live where you can view real time weather readings from it by clicking here.

This morning we have snow starting. Patchy fog in places with rain or snow showers, then rain showers likely or a chance of snow showers this afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation. Highs in the mid 30s with light and variable winds.

Tonight we’ll have mostly cloudy skies with a chance of snow showers during evening hours, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the mid 20s with Northwest winds around 10 mph.

The outdoor temperature is 31.8°F, the dewpoint is 31.6°F and the wind chill is 27.8°F.

We’ve received 0.26 inches of rain over the past 24 hours for a total of 1.26 inches of rain Since this weather front moved in on Wednesday. 

Today’s sunrise is 7:16 AM, sunset is 4:09 PM and we’ll have 8 hours 53 minutes of daylight today. Moonrise is 7:46 PM and Moonset is 10:00 AM. The moon phase is Waning Gibbous and is 90% illuminated. Our next Full Moon is on January 25 and our next new moon will be on January 11.

The wind velocity is between 4.0 MPH and 8.7 MPH from the North.

The Relative pressure is 29.31, the Absolute pressure is 29.11 and falling with a weather graphic indicating snow/rain and overcast.

The Humidity is 99%, the UV index is 0 placing the average person at low risk and the solar radiation reading is 25.4W/m2.

Visibility is 10.0 miles /16.1 Kilometers with rainy and overcast skies again.

 

Yes, you can lose weight with the recipes I’m posting. I’ll state my personal opinion here that those who say that you can lose weight while eating food that tastes good in stomach-filling amounts are living in a dream world.

The reality is that you have to cut out the sugar-laden, salt-abundent stuff that you love to eat, get off the couch, turn the TV off and do something physical for a few hours every day.

The following tastes great, fills you up and will shave those unwanted pounds off without you having to do any exercise!! (Hey, if the weight-loss gurus can do it, so can I.)

VEGETABLE-BEAN SOUP

Serves:  6 (1 1/3 cups)

4 cups (two 16-oz cans) tomatoes, undrained

2 cups water

½ cup finely chopped celery

½ cup chopped onion

2 cups purchased coleslaw mix

1 tbsp. chili seasoning mix

1/8 tsp. black pepper

1 tsp. dried parsley flakes

10 oz. (one 16-oz. can) pinto beans, rinsed and drained

10 oz. (one 16-oz. can) red kidney beans, rinsed and drained

 

• Place undrained tomatoes in a blender and process on HIGH 10 to 15 seconds.  Pour blended tomatoes into large saucepan.
• Stir in 2 cups water, ½ cup celery, ½ cup onion, 2 cups purchased coleslaw mix, chili seasoning mix, 1/8 tsp. black pepper, and 1 tsp. parsley flakes.  Add pinto beans and red kidney beans.  Mix well to combine.
• Bring mixture to a boil.  Lower heat.  Cover and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

 

HINT:   1½ cups shredded cabbage and ½ cup shredded carrots may be used in place of purchased coleslaw mix.

 

Exchanges:  2½ vegetable, 1 meat, 1 starch

Calories:  185; fat:  1 g; protein:  10 g; carbohydrate:  34 g; sodium:  864 mg; fiber:  3 g