Mild temps and another great breakfast recipe

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have cloudy skies with a high of 39 ºF. Winds will be light and variable.

Tonight it will remain cloudy with a low of 32 ºF. Winds will be light and variable.

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

Humidity is 82%, the dew point is 27ºF, outside it’s 0.3ºC and 34.7ºF.

The wind direction is South Southeast between 0.3 MPH and 1.1 MPH, generating a wind chill of 34.7ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 29.83 / HPA 1010.4 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 7:07 a.m. Sunset is 4:33 P.M. Moon rise is at 1:23 p.m., Moon set is 12:01 p.m. and the moon phase is waning crescent.   

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

METAR KAUG 211153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC022 00/M03 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP101 T00001028 10011 20000 58009

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with overcastskies to 2,200 ft / 670 m.

We didn’t receiveany rain or snow here over the past 24 hours.

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 80, the solar wind speed is 478 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Below is another French Toast recipe, this one is for the calorie counters out there.

LOW-FAT FRENCH TOAST

Serves:  4

2 eggs or ½ cup liquid egg substitute

½ cup skim milk

½ tsp. vanilla

1 tsp. oil

8 slices bread (best French toast will be from sourdough bread that has been allowed to dry out)

• In a shallow bowl, mix 2 eggs, ½ cup milk, and ½ tsp. vanilla with a fork until smooth.
• Pour 1 tsp. oil into a non stick skillet and heat over medium-high heat.  Use a pastry brush if necessary to coat surface of pan with oil.  Reduce heat to medium.
• Dip the bread into the egg mixture, and place in skillet.  Brown both sides of bread and top with your choice of sugar-free fruit preserves.

NOTE:  FOR A CRUNCHIER FRENCH TOAST, AFTER DIPPING IN EGG MIXTURE, DIP INTO SOME CRUSHED CORN FLAKES.  ALL OTHER DIRECTIONS WOULD BE THE SAME.

Exchanges:  2 starch, 1 fat

Calories:  193; fat: 5 g; protein:  4 g; carbohydrate:  30 g; cholesterol:  with eggs 137 mg; with egg substitute 0 mg; sodium:  358 mg