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These photos make my dreary Colorado afternoon seem like endless punishment. If only I could walk out my door and down the street to any one of these patisseries and indulge in a scrumptious afternoon treat. With a cup of coffee please.

Every year I tell myself I'm going to eat more dandelion greens. Will this be the year?? Still thawing out here in Colorado. It's gonna be a few more weeks before the foraging begins. Bring on the green!

What? No vanilla? I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around its absence. It's like having a PBJ without the J.

I ate membrillo con queso as dessert almost every day when I studied in Spain about a century ago. Never had it with jamon serrano. Great to see this combination!

I am a cartouche neophyte. So bear with me. When you say 'snip off the pointy end of the triangle to make a hole in the center' - how big should that inner circle be - 1 cm or smaller?

Good catch on yellow coloring the wrong state. Colorado is no doubt correct. Whoops on geographic knowledge, eh? Bookmarked indeed! Happy New Year.

Snickerdoodles and super soft chewy sugar cookies decorated with sprinkles and frosting about 3 mm thick, maybe 4.

Exactly! I see it as a lifestyle/life experience thing. We need places like this to connect us to our roots, our geography, our sense of community. Quality of the burger aside, I think the cult/enjoyment has everything to do with what the experience of going to the burger joint means to us. My burger right of passage happens in Moab, at Milt's (Colorado girl heads west every spring).

I made this over the weekend and it didn't come out very cakey. Wondering if high altitude would affect the outcome? The flavor was amazing, but the sugar content was rather extreme for this girl. I'm looking forward to adjusting this to suit my taste buds. Loved how quick and easy the recipe is.

No doubt the deviled egg is my favorite. There's nothing I like more than a costume that plays on words. However, I must confess that even more endearing to this Colorado girl is the Trader Joe's jingle. Because of our liquor laws (we just started selling on Sundays in liquor stores), we won't be seeing Trader Joe's any time soon. Thanks for the great costume ideas!