Warm, sunny and a healthy Chicken and Squash recipe for the family

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have sunny skies with an expected high of 69ºF. Winds will be light and variable.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy conditions with a low of 47 ºF. Winds will remain light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 66%, the Dew Point is 38.5ºF and the outdoor temp is 49.3ºF.

The wind direction is  East between 0.1 MPH and 0.5 MPH, with a wind chill of 49.5ºF.

The Relative pressure is 30.06, the Absolute pressure is 29.86 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 7:01 a.m. Sunset is 5:44 P.M. Moon rise is 8:37 p.m., Moon set is 7:10 p.m., and the moon phase is waxing crescent being 3% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 211053Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM CLR 11/02 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP227 T01060017

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear skies.

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 388 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Now that evenings are turning colder, try this healthy chicken recipe with squash.

SQUASH MIX WITH CHICKEN

Serves 4

½ cup chopped onion

½ cup sliced celery

1 tsp reduced-calorie margarine, melted

2 ½ cups sliced yellow squash

1 cup sliced zucchini

½ cup chopped, cooked chicken

2 tbsp water

½ tsp salt

1/8 tsp red pepper

1/8 tsp pepper

Sauté onion and celery in margarine in a large skillet until tender.  Stir in squash and remaining ingredients.  Cover and bring to a boil.  Reduce heat, and simmer 8 to 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring frequently.  Transfer mixture to a serving dish, and serve hot.

Exchanges:  1 lean meat   -   1 vegetable  Calories:  65   -   Fat:  1 gm   -   Carbo:  8  gm   -   Fiber:  1 gm   -   Chol:  12 mg   -   Protein:  7 gm   -   Sodium:  113 mg