Above freezing, no rain or snow and another great, light recipe for dinner

Good Morning Augusta

This morning it’s mainly sunny with some afternoon clouds. Our high will be 44ºF. Winds from the N at 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight we’ll have overcast skies with a low of 31ºF. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 73%, the dew point is 16ºF, outside it’s -1.3ºC and 29.9ºF.

The wind direction is North between 4.0 MPH and 8.3 MPH, generating a wind chill of 22.9ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 30.14 / HPA 1020.6 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:41 a.m. Sunset is 6:51 P.M. Moon rise is at 1:43 p.m., Moon set is 11:26 p.m. and the moon phase is waning gibbous.   

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

METAR KAUG 201053Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM CLR M04/M12 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP189 T10441122

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with clear skies.

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

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 70, the solar wind speed is 319  Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

To keep posting for vegetarians, this one is a lot better than it looks.  “Try it, you’ll like it!”

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

alad 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

plate.  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