Happy Father's Day and a grilled Sirloin recipe

Good Morning Augusta

This morning it’s foggy with cloudy skies. High will reach 77ºF. Winds are from the S at 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight we’ll have cloudy skies with a low of 66ºF. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 96%, the dew point is 62ºF and outside it’s  63.9ºF.

The wind direction is  West Southwest between 0.1 MPH and 0.2 MPH, with a heat index of 64ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 29.75 and steady with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 4:54 a.m. Sunset is 8:26 P.M. Moon rise is 1:23 a.m., Moon set is 1:52 p.m., and the moon phase is in it’s last quarter being 39% illuminated.

The RAW METAR reading from Augusta’s airport this morning is:

SPECI KAUG 181127Z AUTO 17004KT 1 3/4SM BR OVC002 17/16 A2991 RMK AO2 T01670161

Visibility is 1.8 Miles / 2.8 kilometers with overcast to 200 Ft. / 61 m. ft / 60 m

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

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 72, the solar wind speed is  Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Sticking with recipes to lose some weight, this is another salad, this one with grilled sirloin. 

Grilled Sirloin Salad

Serves 4

1         tablespoon  chili powder

2          teaspoons  dried oregano

1           teaspoon  dried thyme

1/2      teaspoon  salt

1/2      teaspoon  onion powder

     1/2      teaspoon  garlic powder

     1/4      teaspoon  black pepper

1                            pound  sirloin steak, trimmed

2                            8               cups  spring blend salad greens

1 1/2           cups  red bell pepper -- in strips

1                cup  red onion slices

1         tablespoon  fresh parsley -- chopped

1         tablespoon  red wine vinegar

1           teaspoon  olive oil

1           teaspoon  fresh lemon juice

1        8.75 oz can  whole kernel corn -- drained and rinsed

Combine first 7 ingredients; rub over all sides of steak. 

Heat a nonstick grill pan over medium-high heat.

Add meat; cook 5 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness.  Cut into slices.

While meat cooks, combine salad greens and remaining ingredients in a large

bowl; toss well to coat.  Top with grilled steak.

Exchanges per Serving (excluding unknown items): 49 Calories; 2g Fat (27.5% calories

from fat); 1g Protein; 9g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol;

289mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Fat; 0

Other Carbohydrates.