How to show post from a particular category widget

<?php $my_query = new WP_Query('category_name=mycategory&showposts=1'); ?>
<?php while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post(); ?>
<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" title="<?php the_title(); ?>">
<?php the_title(); ?></a><br /><?php the_content(); ?><?php endwhile; ?>

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<?php      $args=array(        'cat' => 1,        'posts_per_page'=>5,        'caller_get_posts'=>1      ); 
   $my_query = new WP_Query($args);      if( $my_query->have_posts() ) {  

    echo '5 recent Posts from category 1';        while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post(); ?> 
       <p><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>">
<?php the_title(); ?></a></p>     
  <?php        endwhile;      } //if ($my_query)    wp_reset_query();
// Restore global post data stomped by the_post().  ?>