#MEwx Storm moving in with snow and rain with Broccoli-Walnut party casserole

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.

We’re under a Winter Storm Warning, it’s posted above and below this post so you need to read it.

This morning we have partly sunny skies becoming cloudy. Highs in the upper 20s with light and variable winds.

Tonight we’ll have snow with some rain after midnight. Snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches and very windy with lows in the mid 20s. Temperatures rising into the mid 30s after midnight. Winds will be East 10 to 15 mph gusting to 30 mph, shifting to the southeast 25 to 35 mph gusting to 50 mph after midnight.

The outdoor temperature is 13.3°F, the dewpoint is 11.9°F and the wind chill is 13.3°F.

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

Today’s sunrise is 7:15 AM, sunset is 4:18 PM and we’ll have 9 hours 3 minutes of daylight today. Moonrise is 5:49 AM and Moonset is 1:59 PM. The moon phase is a NEW MOON and is xx% illuminated. Our next Full Moon is on January 25 and our next new moon will be on January 11.

The wind velocity is between 1.1 MPH and 2.2 MPH from theSouth Southwest.

The Relative pressure is 30.20, the Absolute pressure is 30.00 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun and clouds.

The Humidity is 94%, the UV index is 0 placing the average person at low risk and the solar radiation reading is 21.8W/m2.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with clouds and sun.

 

 

BROCCOLI-WALNUT PARTY CASSEROLE

 

Serves 6

 

1 (16 oz) package frozen chopped broccoli

3 tbsp unbleached flour

2/3 nonfat dry milk

2 cups chicken broth

2 ½ cups dried bread cubes

1 tsp sage

1 tsp dried parsley flakes

½ cup chopped walnuts

 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  In a large saucepan, cook broccoli in water until just tender, about 10 minutes.   Drain well.   Place broccoli in an 8-by-8 inch baking dish sprayed with butter-flavored cooking spray.   In a covered jar, combine flour, dry milk powder, and 1 ¼  cups chicken broth.   Shake well to combine.   Pour mixture into a medium saucepan sprayed with butter-flavored cooking spray.   Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and starts to boil.   Pour hot sauce over broccoli.  In a large bowl, combine bread cubes, sage, parsley flakes, walnuts, and remaining ¾ cup chicken broth.   Mix well to combine.   Sprinkle mixture evenly over top of broccoli mixture.  Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until top is crusty.   Place baking dish on a wire rack and let sit 5 minutes.  Divide into 6 servings.

 

Exchange:  1 ½ vegetable       ½ starch      ½ fat   185 calories      5 gm fat      9 gm protein     266 gm carbohydrate   487 mg sodium      3 gm fiber

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