Chicken Breast Marinade

This chicken breast marinade is delicious. Use this marinade for grilled or baked chicken. It's a good idea to have some of this marinade on hand. It's great on both chicken and pork chops.

Wine Pairing: Merlot would be a great wine for this marinade. Merlot is a smooth, dry red wine that goes well with chicken dishes. Consider trying a Merlot from Pepper Bridge Winery located in Walla Walla, Washington. This winery is known for their richly flavored Merlot that is delightfully smooth and elegant. Treat yourself to the ripe fruit flavors of this complex Merlot with suggestions of chocolate and cinnamon.

Ingredients for this Marinade:
2 cups dry red wine
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup soy sauce
4 green onions, sliced
3 cloves minced garlic
2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon grated ginger

Instruction for this Marinade:
1. Add all of the ingredients to a medium saucepan over medium heat.
2. Let simmer for 10 minutes.
3. Pour sauce over chicken breast for a few hours. Cook chicken as desired. Baste the breasts with the sauce during the cooking.

Chocolate Chip Pound Cake

Ingredients for Chocolate Chip Pound Cake:
1 box Duncan Hines Butter
Golden Cake Mix
1 cup oil
1/4 cup water
4 eggs
1 8 ounce container sour cream
1 large box Jello instant chocolate pudding mix
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 6 ounce package chocolate chips

Instructions for Pound Cake:
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a bundt pan.
2. Use a large bowl to mix together everything except the chocolate chips.
3. Stir in the chocolate chips.
4. Bake until done; approximately 1 hour.
5. Cover with chocolate glaze.

Ingredients for Chocolate Glaze:
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
3 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)

Instructions for Chocolate Glaze:
1. Combine chocolate chips, butter, and corn syrup in the top of a double boiler. Heat until chips have melted.
2. Add vanilla and nuts. Pour over cake.