Clouds and rainy again with a Grilled chicken salad recipe

Good Morning Augusta

Today we have partly cloudy skies that will become overcast during the afternoon. A shower of rain or wet snow is possible. High will reach only 53ºF. Winds light and variable.

Tonight it will be partly or mostly cloudy with rain or wet snow  showers possible. Low around 40ºF. Winds will be light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 74%, the dew point is 34ºF and outside it’s 43.3ºF.

The wind direction is Northeast between 3.2 MPH and 4.9 MPH, with a heat index of 44ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 29.63 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is at 5:18 a.m. Sunset is 7:52 P.M. Moon rise is at 6:40 p.m., Moon set is 5:03 a.m., the moon phase is waxing gibbous and is 98% illuminated.

The RAW METAR reading from Augusta’s airport is:

METAR KAUG 091053Z AUTO 01003KT 10SM CLR 04/01 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP153 T00440006  

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

We received 0.28 inches of rain over the past 24 hours.

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 70, the solar wind speed is 363  Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

This recipe is one not widely considered “high brow” but it gives the chef an opportunity to change the recipe and enhance it.  Be creative folks, show ‘em that you EARNED that hat and apron!

GRILLED CHICKEN WITH ITALIAN VEGETABLES

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

1 ¼ chopped unpeeled zucchini

½ cup chopped onion

1 cup chopped fresh mushrooms

1 ¼ cups chopped fresh tomatoes

1/3 sliced ripe olives

1 tsp Italian seasons

¼ tsp dried minced garlic

1 tbsp fresh parsley or 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 zucchini, onion, mushrooms tomatoes, olives, Italian seasoning, garlic and 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 gm fat  28 gm protein  12 gm carbohydrate  620 mg sodium  35 mg calcium   2 gm fiber Diabetic:  3 meat   -  2 vegetables  -  ½ fat