#MEwx colder, snowing and a Chicken P:estachio Salad recipe

Good morning Augusta

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

here.

Today it’s going to be cloudy with snow during morning hours. Snow accumulation around an inch. Highs in the lower 30s and Light and variable winds, becoming southwest around 10 mph

this afternoon.

 Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy skies this evening, then clearing. Lows around 10°F above zero. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph gusting to 25 mph. Wind chill values as low as 2 below zero.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 24.3°F, the humidity is 80%, the Dew Point is 19.0°F and our wind chill is 24.3°F.

The wind direction is North Northwest between 0.0 MPH and 0.1 MPH.  

The Relative pressure is 29.70, the Absolute pressure is 29.50, the HPA is 1008  and falling with a weather graphic indicating snow.

Visibility is 1.5 Miles / 2.4 Kilometers with mostly cloudy skies to 2,300 ft. and overcast to 9,500 ft.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 7:14 A.M. EST, Sunset is 4:17 P.M. EST, Moonrise is 2:24 P.M. EST, Moonset is 5:02 A.M. EST and the moon phase is waxing gibbous.

The RAW METAR reading from Augusta’s airport is:

SPECI KAUG 081244Z AUTO 34007KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR BKN023 OVC095 M06/M07 A2977 RMK AO2 P0000 T10561067

We received roughly half an inch of snow here over the past 24 hours. 

Okay, back to low-cal eating – we’re adding some poltry to the mix. Enjoy

Chicken Pistachio Salad Recipe

(Serves 4)

 

50g shelled pistachio nuts, finely ground

1/2 + 1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon + 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper

4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

50g chopped sweet white onion

1 head romaine lettuce

 

Salad Recipe Dressing

 

1 teaspoon grated sweet white onion

1 large ripe avocado, pitted and peeled

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

3 tablespoons fresh lime juice

1 tablespoon water

 

Cooking Method:

 

To make the salad: Preheat the oven to 190 deg C. Mix the nuts with 1/2

teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a pie dish.  Press the chicken into

the nuts.  Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a frying pan and cook the coated

breasts, 2 minutes per side.  Place the breasts in a baking dish, place in

the oven, and bake for 15 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in the

thickest portion registers 71 deg C and the juices run clear.

 

 

Heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in a non-stick frying pan over high

heat.  Add the chopped onion, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a pinch of pepper.  Cook

until the onion is browned.  Line 4 serving plates with lettuce.

 

To make the dressing: Puree the onion, avocado, oil, lime juice and water in

a blender.

 

Slice the chicken breasts and arrange 1 breast on top of the lettuce on each

plate.  Serve with the dressing.

 

South Beach Diet Food Nutrition Fact per serving :

 

481calories

33g protein

13g carbohydrates

34g fat

5g saturated fat

520mg sodium

70mg cholesterol

5g fibre