#MEwx Rain, snow and crud with another recipe and quote for today

Good morning Augusta

You can find my personal weather station list with AMBIENT weather.com as KMEAUGUS22. That stands for Kennebec County in Augusta, Maine that first went on line in 2022. There is a 20 second delay between when the station reads the weather and when it hits the web.

This morning we have snow or rain showers with additional snow accumulation around an inch. Total snow accumulation 2 to 4 inches with highs in the mid 30s. Winds are South around 10 mph, becoming northwest this afternoon.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy conditions with a chance of snow showers during evening hours. Lows in the lower 20s with West winds 10 to 15 mph gusting to 30 mph.

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

We received roughly 3 inches of a rain/snow slush mix here over the past 24 hours. Yep, it’s crappy out there.

Today’s sunrise is 7:01 AM, sunset is 4:01 PM and we’ll have 9 hours 0 minutes of daylight today.

Moonrise is 10:51 AM and Moonset is 8:01 PM. The moon phase is Waxing Crescent and is 15% illuminated. Our next full moon will be on December 15 and our next new moon is on December 30.

The wind is from the South between 0.0 MPH and  2.9 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.20, the Absolute pressure is 29.00 and falling with a weather graphic indicating overcast and rain/snow.

The Humidity is 99%, the UV index is 0 placing the average person at low risk and the solar radiation reading is 4.7W/m2.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with overcast skies, rain and/or snow.

 

“The coward threatens when he is safe.”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

 

TURKEY IN THE STRAW

Serves 6

¾ cup Bisquick Reduced Fat Baking Mix

2/3 cup nonfat dry milk

2 eggs or equivalent in egg substitute

1 tsp dried parsley flakes

2 tsp poultry seasoning

1 cup water

1 ½ cup diced cooked turkey breast

1 cup chopped celery

½ cup finely chopped onion

 

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Spray a deep-dish 10-inch pie plate with butter-flavored cooking spray.   In a large bowl, combine baking mix, dry milk powder, egg, parsley flakes, poultry seasoning, and water.   Mix well using a wire whisk.  Stir in turkey, celery, and onion.  Pour mixture into prepared pie plate.   Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.   Place pie plate on a wire rack and let sit 5 minutes.  Cut into 6 servings.

 

Exchanges:  3 meat      1 starch-  163 calories   -   3 gm fat   -   18 gm protein    -   16 gm carbohydrate   -   266 mg sodium   -   1 gm fiber