Learning Something New...

So there's that old saying that you learn something new every day. Being a medical student, I don't believe this saying will be difficult to fulfill. However, what I've learned today has nothing to do with being a student:

My dinner tonight.

What is that magnificently mauve mass in the middle of my noodles? It is chicken. It was excellent chicken -- I cooked it with olive oil, butter, garlic, rosemary, thyme, oregano, basil, red pepper, half and half, and wine. It had a spicy bite and wonderfully aromatic Italian flavors. I learned, however, why we cook with white wine: so your chicken doesn't turn purple.