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Drink the Book: 'Jelly Shot Test Kitchen'

Tequila + Orange Liqueur + Lime Gelatin + Lime Juice = spectacular tart margarita shots. Have salt available for shaking and licking.

My husband managed to make a Jagermeister spice combo once, but we've never been able to duplicate it since. We can't get it to set properly for some reason.

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Valentine's Day Giveaway: Win a Chocolate Truffles Box from Gail Ambrosius

Graeter's Black Raspberry Chip ice cream, preferably with a bit of hot fudge sauce. It's the most amazingly wonderful ice cream ever! Otherwise, something dense and super chocolate-y.

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A Full Dimensional Sandwich: Detroit's 3-D Special Sandwich

I don't think party stores are a Michigan thing. I suspect it's just the name "party store" that is a Michigan thing. It's just a small, typically corner store with snacks, liquor, cigarettes, newspapers, and generally a half-hearted attempt at an aisle with some basic toiletries and grocery items. It's basically a 7-11 with liquor. I grew up with a party store down on the corner, and I used to ride my bike down there to get the Free Press every day in the summer so I could follow all the Tigers news.

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'Top Chef' Season 5, Episode 12: 'Top Chef,' Not 'Top Pussy'

I'm with you on Carla and Fabio. Carla has really grown on me over the past few episodes, and Fabio's always been one of my favorites just because he's so damn entertaining. I'd be very happy for either of them to win. As much as I really hate Stefan, though, I can't deny that he seems to be extremely talented. If he wins, I won't be surprised.

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Drink the Book: 'Jelly Shot Test Kitchen'

Tequila + Orange Liqueur + Lime Gelatin + Lime Juice = spectacular tart margarita shots. Have salt available for shaking and licking.

My husband managed to make a Jagermeister spice combo once, but we've never been able to duplicate it since. We can't get it to set properly for some reason.

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Valentine's Day Giveaway: Win a Chocolate Truffles Box from Gail Ambrosius

Graeter's Black Raspberry Chip ice cream, preferably with a bit of hot fudge sauce. It's the most amazingly wonderful ice cream ever! Otherwise, something dense and super chocolate-y.

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A Full Dimensional Sandwich: Detroit's 3-D Special Sandwich

I don't think party stores are a Michigan thing. I suspect it's just the name "party store" that is a Michigan thing. It's just a small, typically corner store with snacks, liquor, cigarettes, newspapers, and generally a half-hearted attempt at an aisle with some basic toiletries and grocery items. It's basically a 7-11 with liquor. I grew up with a party store down on the corner, and I used to ride my bike down there to get the Free Press every day in the summer so I could follow all the Tigers news.

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'Top Chef' Season 5, Episode 12: 'Top Chef,' Not 'Top Pussy'

I'm with you on Carla and Fabio. Carla has really grown on me over the past few episodes, and Fabio's always been one of my favorites just because he's so damn entertaining. I'd be very happy for either of them to win. As much as I really hate Stefan, though, I can't deny that he seems to be extremely talented. If he wins, I won't be surprised.

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Cook the Book: The Essence of Chocolate

Honestly, the Dark Chocolate Azteca Cupcakes from Kat at A Good Appetite that I made last week. My husband and I both flipped over these things, and neither of us are really cupcake people (and, in fact, he doesn't really have much of a sweet tooth). Just from looking at the recipe, I figured they'd be good, but I had no idea just how good they were going to be. I've already committed to naming all my children after Kat!

I wish I had a sexier answer, but hey... sometimes the best things come in homemade packages.

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'Top Chef' Season 5, Episode 9: 'It Amused My Bouche'

I think at this point, I'm pulling for Fabio, just for sheer entertainment value. This season seems pretty dismal, frankly. This is the first season where I've really thought, dang, I don't think any one of these people deserve to win. At least Fabio makes me laugh. If I were betting, though, I'd put my money on Stefan. And that makes me very sad.

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Cook the Book: 'The New Mediterranean Diet Cookbook'

This may seem boring, but my favorite really is fresh-baked bread, dipped into good quality olive oil, with a sprinkling of black pepper. It just doesn't get any better than that!

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Weekend Book Giveaway: 'American Cheeses'

We were pretty poor growing up in northern Michigan. In my world, there were exactly two types of cheese: government cheese and Pinconning cheese. I never understood how special Pinconning cheeses (or any artisanal cheeses) were until I left home to go to college in Chicago. I just thought that was, you know... cheese. And you either ate the big block of nuclear orange government cheese, or you ate the stuff from over in Pinconning. They make good cows in Michigan.

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In Videos: Chicken Fried Bacon

Back in May, my new husband and I actually structured part of our honeymoon around this place. Yes, that's right. We went to Snook, TX for our honeymoon, just so we could eat Chicken Fried Bacon. And, yes, it was worth it.

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