Good cooking doesn't have to be complicated

The ingredients:

Two chicken breasts
Rosemary
Basil
Olive oil
A half jar of Classico Four Cheese spaghetti sauce
Half a pound of angelhair pasta
Kraft five cheese Italian blend

Cook the pasta according to directions on box. Drain, stir in a little olive oil to help keep it from sticking and clumping.

At the same time, pan fry the two chicken breasts in a thin layer of olive oil. Sprinkle rosemary and basil on top. Turn over only once, when edges are completely white but middle is still pink. Cook till done.

Heat up sauce.

Split the angelhair pasta between two plates. Place one chicken breast atop each mound of pasta. Cover with spaghetti sauce. Sprinkle shredded cheese over all liberally. Enjoy.

As good as anything I've had at Olive Garden (except maybe the desserts).

While on the subject of food, I got out some drinking chocolate that I'd bought last time I was over in Indiana (trip to Jungle Jim's) and prepared some with milk today. Delicious stuff.

Political foo: another good one from Steyn

'Free to lose' isn't good philosophy for the right wing

You can't be in favor of assertive American foreign policy overseas and increasing Europeanization domestically; likewise, you can't take a reductively libertarian view while the rest of the planet goes to pieces. Someone in the GOP needs to do what Ronald Reagan did so brilliantly a quarter-century ago:reconcile the big challenges abroad with a small-government philosophy at home. The House and the Senate will not return to Republican hands until they do.

Political foo: VDH

The Fighting over the Fighting

Disgusting, but funny

From Two Lumps, a comic strip about two cats.