Happy New Year everyone

Happy New year folks. Remember, the Rose parade is NEVER run on a Sunday, so don’t look for it until tomorrow morning. The tradition stems from the parade organizers not wanting to spook parade horses when church bells would ring, so the “no Sunday parade” Rose rule began, and they’ve kept it, horses or not.

Good Morning Augusta

This morning it’s partly cloudy with a high of 37ºF and winds from the West at 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight we’ll have clear skies with a low of 16ºF and  winds from the WNW at 5 to 10 mph. 

The readings from my weather instruments in the North field are:

Humidity is 88%, the dew point is 29ºF, outside it’s 0.9ºC and 34.1ºF.

The wind direction is South between 0.0 MPH and  0.1 MPH, generating a wind chill of 34.1ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 29.91 / HPA 1012.1 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 0.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 7:14 a.m. Sunset is 4:10 P.M. Moon rise is at 9:14 a.m., Moon set is 7:49 p.m. and moon phase is waxing crescent.  

The RAW METAR reading from the airport in Augusta, Maine is:

METAR KAUG 011253Z AUTO 25005KT 7SM OVC005 M01/M02 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP111 T1006101

Visibility is 7.0 miles / 11.3 Kilometers with overcast down to 500 ft / 152 m.

We received just over 3 inches of snow overnight.

SPACE WEATHER

Today’s Solar flux is 77, the solar wind speed is 515 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Continuing with low fat recipes:

Chicken Pistachio Salad Recipe

(Serves 4)

50g shelled pistachio nuts, finely ground

1/2 + 1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon + 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper

4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

50g chopped sweet white onion

1 head romaine lettuce

Salad Recipe Dressing

1 teaspoon grated sweet white onion

1 large ripe avocado, pitted and peeled

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

3 tablespoons fresh lime juice

1 tablespoon water

Cooking Method:

To make the salad: Preheat the oven to 190 deg C. Mix the nuts with 1/2

teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a pie dish.  Press the chicken into

the nuts.  Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a frying pan and cook the coated

breasts, 2 minutes per side.  Place the breasts in a baking dish, place in

the oven, and bake for 15 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in the

thickest portion registers 71 deg C and the juices run clear.

Heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in a non-stick frying pan over high

heat.  Add the chopped onion, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a pinch of pepper.  Cook

until the onion is browned.  Line 4 serving plates with lettuce.

To make the dressing: Puree the onion, avocado, oil, lime juice and water in

a blender.

Slice the chicken breasts and arrange 1 breast on top of the lettuce on each

late.  Serve with the dressing.

South Beach Diet Food Nutrition Fact per serving :

481calories

33g protein

13g carbohydrates

34g fat

5g saturated fat

520mg sodium

70mg cholesterol

5g fibre