Sun, cooler and a great truffle recipe

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have a mix of clouds and sun with a high of 72 ºF. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have mostly clear skies and a low around 50 ºF. Winds will be NW at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 78%, the Dew Point is 51ºF and the outdoor temp is 57.2ºF.

The wind direction is  West between 0.0 MPH and 0.2 MPH, with a heat index of 57ºF.

The Relative pressure is 29.87, the Absolute pressure is 29.67 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sunny skies.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 5:53 a.m. Sunset is 7:27 P.M. Moon rise is 9:59 a.m., Moon set is 9:42 p.m., and the moon phase is waxing crescent being 16% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 251053Z AUTO 33004KT 10SM CLR 13/10 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP169 T01280100

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear and sunny skies.

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

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 90, the solar wind speed is 350 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

The truffle recipe I posted the other day was well received and resulted in requests for some different ones. So, here’s one I think you’ll like.

COCONUT-APRICOT TRUFFLES

Serves:  36

1½ cups whole, unsalted almonds

2 cups dried apricots

2 tsp. cinnamon

2 tsp. almond extract

½ cup sweetened shredded coconut

·         In a food processor with the knife blade, thoroughly combine 1½ cups whole almond, 2 cups dried apricots, 2 tsp. cinnamon and 2 tsp. almond extract until the mixture forms a dough-like ball.

·         Using your hands, firmly roll into 1-inch balls.

·         Roll in ½ cup coconut.

Exchanges:  ½ carbohydrate, ½ fat

Calories:  55; protein:  1 g; fat:  3 g; carbohydrate:  6 g; fiber:  1 g; sodium:  4 mg