Preview of Next Year's Nobel Prize Ceremony

Remember when SGM had her brilliant suggestion of showing up to a party with a tray of Jell-O shots? That SGM is one crafty little woman. I decided to take her advice for the big party last weekend, when I stumbled on the greatest invention of the 21st century.

Twist'n Shot Jello Shot Cups

The genius of these little numbers is the plastic insert that scrapes the sides of the cup and pops out to deliver the jiggly, alcoholic goodness right into your mouth. Inspired by their website, I even got all gourmet with the shots. These were all pretty good:

[Each recipe makes 10-12 shots and needs to be refrigerated for at least four hours.]

Chocolate-Covered Cherry

• 1 c boiling water
• 1 three-ounce box Cherry Jell-O
• 1/3 c chocolate liqueur
• 1/3 c vanilla vodka
• 1/3 c cold water
• 10-12 maraschino cherries
  

Place a maraschino cherry in the bottom of each cup. Dissolve Jell-O in boiling water, then add liquors and water. Pour mixture into cups, chill and serve.

Blueberry-Malibu

• 1 c boiling water
• 1 three-ounce box Berry Blue Jell-O
• 2/3 c Malibu rum
• 1/3 c cold water
• blueberries
  

Place 3-4 blueberries in the bottom of each cup. Dissolve Jell-O in boiling water, then add Malibu and water. Pour mixture into cups, chill and serve. Congratulate yourself on including more antioxidants in your diet.

Blackberry-Vanilla

• 1 c boiling water
• 1 three-ounce box Blackberry Fusion Jell-O
• 2/3 c vanilla vodka
  
• 1/3 c cold water

Dissolve Jell-O in boiling water, then add vodka and water. Pour mixture into cups, chill and serve.

Tropical Punch

• 1 c boiling water
• 1 three-ounce box Tropical Fusion Jell-O
• 2/3 c limoncello
  
• 1/3 c cold water

Dissolve Jell-O in boiling water, then add limoncello and water. Pour mixture into cups, chill and serve.

N.B. You should definitely boil the water in the microwave; it's much easier.