Hot and muggy again with a Burger-Vegie wrap recipe

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have cloudy skies that will become partly cloudy this afternoon. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 84 ºF. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have clouds with a possible stray shower or thunderstorm. Low will be 63 ºF. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 91%, the Dew Point is 65.8ºF and the outdoor temp is 69.4 ºF.

The wind direction is  West between 0.0 MPH and 0.2 MPH, with a heat index of 69ºF.

The Relative pressure is 29.96, the Absolute pressure is 29.76 and steady with a weather graphic indicating clouds.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 5:28 a.m. Sunset is 8:00 P.M. Moon rise is 5:00 p .m., Moon set is 1:55 a.m., and the moon phase is waxing gibbous being 84% illuminated.           

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

SPECI KAUG 031108Z AUTO 17003KT 6SM BR BKN004 OVC120 19/19 A3011 RMK AO2 T01940189

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 kilometers with Clouds mostly cloudy skies to 400 ft / 121 m. and overcast to 12,000 ft / 3,657 m.

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

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 75, the solar wind speed is 389 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

This one isn’t a wrap, but it has a lot of “modification” potential if you like to tinker around with recipes. Enjoy.

BURGER & VEGGIE PACKETS

4 servings

1 lb Extra-lean ground beef

1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp garlic pepper

½ tsp onion powder

2 cups frozen sugar snap peas, carrots, onions and mushrooms (from 1-lb. Bag)

32 frozen steak fries

4 frozen half-ears corn-on-the-cob

½ tsp garlic pepper

Heat oven to 450. Cut four 18x12 inch sheets of aluminum foil.  Mix beef, Worcestershire sauce, 1 tsp garlic pepper and the onion powder.  Shape mixture into 4 patties, about ¼ inch thick.  Place 1 patty on center of each foil sheet.  Top each with ½ cup vegetables and 8 steak fries.  Place 1 corn next to each patty.  Sprinkle ½ tsp garlic pepper over vegetables.  Fold foil over patties and vegetables.  Seal edges at top, making tight ½ inch fold; fold again.  Repeat folding at sides.   Allow space on sides for circulation and expansion.  Place packets on large cook sheet.  Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until patties are no longer pin in center and juice of beef is clear.  Place packets on plates.  Open end of each packet to release steam; then open top of packet.