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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.

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.

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.

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!

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.