#MEwx Cold, sun/clouds and Tropical Isle Chicken Salad

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have partly sunny skies with highs in the lower 30s. Winds are northwest around 10 mph gusting to 25 mph this afternoon.

Tonight we'll have partly cloudy conditions with lows in the lower 20s. Winds will be north around 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 19.0°F, the humidity is 65%, the Dew point is 9.1°F with a wind chill of 13.6°F.

The wind direction is Northwest between 2.7 MPH and 4.9 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.76, the Absolute pressure is 29.56 and steady with a weather graphic indicating Sun and clouds.

If you want to see real-time instrument readings from my personal weather station click Here. That will take you directly to my weather station.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with partly cloudy skies.

The UV rating is  0 out of 16, The moon is 17.1% illuminated, the moon phase is waning crescent, Sunrise is 7:13 am↑ 121° Southeast, sunset is 4:19 pm↑ 239° Southwest, Moonrise is 3:23 am↑ 116° Southeast, Moonset is 1:08 pm↑ 242° Southwest and we'll have 9 hours 5 minutes of daylight today.

We didn't receive any rain or snow here over the past 24 hours.

The recipe below is versatile – it can also be used as a sandwich spread.

TROPICAL ISLE CHICKEN SALAD

Serves:  4 (scant ½ cup)

1½ cups diced cooked chicken breast

1 cup 8-oz. can crushed pineapple, packed in fruit juice, drained

2 tbsp. chopped slivered almonds

½ cup chopped celery

¼ fat-free mayonnaise

1 tsp. brown sugar twin

  • In a medium bowl, combine 1½ cups chicken, 1 can pineapple, 2 tbsp. chopped slivered almonds and ½ cup celery.
  • Add mayonnaise and brown sugar twin.  Mix well to combine.
  • Refrigerate at least 30 minutes.  Gently stir again just before serving.

Hint:  It's equally good served on lettuce leaves or as a sandwich filling.

Exchanges:  2 meat, 1 fruit          Calories:  167; fat:  4 g; protein:  19 g; carbohydrate:  14 g; sodium 182 mg; fiber:  1 g

 

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