#MEwx Clear, sunny and a bit humid with a Chicken Broccoli Diabetic recipe

Good morning Augusta

The Red Sox Lost to the N.Y. Yankees last night 10-5. We’re 76 and 65.

A direct, real-time feed from my personal weather station is available for you here.

This morning we have mostly sunny skies with highs in the upper 60s with light and variable winds.

Tonight we’ll have mostly clear conditions  with patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. Light and variable winds.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 54.7°F, the humidity is 96% and the Dew Point is 53.2°F.

The wind direction is West between 0.0 MPH and 0.2 MPH. 

The Relative pressure is 30.21, the Absolute pressure is 30.01 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with clear skies.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:10 AM Sunset is 7:01 PM, Moonrise is 5:04 PM, moonset is 1:28 AM, and the moon phase is waxing Gibbous.

The RAW METAR reading from Augusta’s airport is:

METAR KAUG 091053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/08 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP248 T00940083

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

Are you diabetic? IF so, try this single-serving of chicken and broccoli.

CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI (DIABETIC)

1 serving

1 tbsp cornstarch

1 tbsp Sherry or fat-free chicken broth

2 tbsp soy sauce

½ cup fat-free chicken broth

1/8 tsp ground ginger

1/8 tsp garlic powder

2 medium-size chicken breast halves without skin or visible fat

1 tbsp. vegetable oil

½ cup sliced onions

2 cups (6 oz.) frozen broccoli cuts

½ cup fat-free chicken broth

Combine first 6 ingredients and mix until smooth to form a marinade. Bone chicken breasts. Freeze bones for later use in broth and cut chicken into bite-sized pieces. Place in marinade and refrigerate for 1-4 hours. Drain well, reserving marinade for later use.  Fry chicken in vegetable oil in heavy frying pan until clear and firm.  Remove chicken from frying pan with a slotted spoon, leaving as much of the fat as possible still in the frying pan. Add onions and broccoli to the fat in the frying pan. Slice any larger pieces to about 1/2-inch thickness. Cook and stir about 1 minute or until broccoli is thawed.  Add broth to vegetables, mix lightly, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes or until the broccoli is crisp-tender. Add marinade and cook and stir over moderate heat until sauce is thickened and clear. Add chicken and reheat to serving temperature.  Serve 2/3 cup per serving over rice.

Nutritive values per serving   194 cal 9gm cho 20gm pro 8gm fat 1212mg na without rice food exchanges per serving: 1 vegetable, 3 lean meat Low-sodium diets: Substitute ¼ cup lemon juice for soy sauce and use ¼ tsp. thyme instead of the ground ginger.