Temps in the 40's with a really tasty dinner recipe

Good Morning Augusta

This morning it’s sunny with a few afternoon clouds. High will reach 44ºF. Winds are from the NNW at 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight we’ll have Partly cloudy skies with a low of 24ºF. Winds will be from the N at 5 to 10 mph. Low 24F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 65%, the dew point is 23ºF, outside it’s 0.6ºC and 31.9ºF.

The wind direction is North Northwest between 0.4 MPH and 2.7 MPH, generating a wind chill of 31.9ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 30.21 / HPA 1023.0 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:23 a.m. Sunset is 7:04 P.M. Moon rise is at 8:10 a.m., Moon set is 10:17 p.m. and the moon phase is waxing crescent.   

The Raw METAR reading from the airport here in Augusta is:

METAR KAUG 301053Z AUTO 33011KT 10SM CLR M01/M08 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP212 T10111083

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with clear skies so far.

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

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 78, the solar wind speed is 650  Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

As much as I’d love to continue with dessert postings I do need to post “regular” food recipes.  Let’s try:

GRILLED CHICKEN WITH ITALIAN VEGETABLES

16 oz. skinned and boned uncooked chicken breasts, cut into 4 pieces

1¼ cup chopped unpeeled zucchini

½ cup chopped onion

1 cup chopped fresh mushrooms

1¼ cups chopped fresh tomatoes

1/3 cup sliced ripe olives

1 tsp. Italian seasonings

¼ tsp. dried minced garlic

1 tsp. dried parsley flakes

·         Dip chicken pieces in Italian dressing. 

·         In a large skillet sprayed with olive oil-flavored cooking spray, brown chicken pieces about 4 minutes on each side.

·         Meanwhile, pour any remaining Italian dressing into another large skillet sprayed with olive oil-flavored cooking spray. 

·         Add 1¼ cup zucchini, ½ cup onion, 1 cup mushrooms, ¼ cup  tomatoes, 1/3 cup olives, 1 tsp. Italian seasonings, ¼ tsp. garlic and 1 tsp.  parsley flakes.  

·         Mix well to combine.  

·         Cook over medium heat until chicken is tender, stirring occasionally. 

·         When serving, spoon full ½ cup vegetable mixture over each piece of chicken.

Each serving equals: 178 calories; 2 g fat;  28 g protein;  12 g carbohydrate;  620 mg sodium;  35 mg calcium;   2 g fiber

Diabetic Exchanges:  3 meat, 2 vegetables, ½ fat