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Montara Mountain Trail, San Mateo

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Website:  https://parks.smcgov.org/montara-mountain-trail Address: Montara Mountain Trail, San Mateo, California 94044 All trails:  https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/montara-mountain-trail The signs says it's 2.5 to the summit one-way and it is definitely not accurate. I think all trails is more accurate that round trip to the summit is around 6.4 miles.  This was a moderate hike which takes 3-4 hours depending on the speed and definitely quite high up.  The weather can change once you get near the summit.  Unfortunately, when we were there the summit was closed so we did quite close to it. There are a few trails like Trout Farm Trail, Weiler Farm Ranch, etc.  But this is the most popular one.  I wouldn't recommend the Weiler Farm Ranch, it was flat and it was really nothing much to see, the end was just a loop to go around and you walk back the same trail, really boring trail. You have to pay 6 dollars per vehicle to get in as it is part of San Mateo

MakeSpace Storage Space (San Francisco and Bay Area)

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Business Address:  https://makespace.com/ Why I chose this: They basically pick-up and delivery the stuff for you, so you DO NOT NEED to drive yourself to the storage or pick it up again to be sent to your place. Overall Experience Feedback: March 7, 2021 Feedback: 1 out of 5 If I can score this negative, I would.  The whole pick up experience was pretty bad and here are the things that happened. We can't ask them to deliver to Sta Clara since that is not covered so we have to schedule a pick-up Getting back to us for pick up times was really slow and took more than 3 days and thus, we end up extending our storage support instead of getting it pick up earlier. They sent us the pick up times and schedule, told us 8-11 am. My friend go there at 8.05 and no-one was there Called makespace, and they have to call the person assigned there The guy in the warehouse said, I should have called him and I said I don't have his contact, and WHILE I was talking to him, I receive

Breakfast Little (Mission)

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Address: 3224 1/2 22nd St, San Francisco, CA 94110 https://goo.gl/maps/NyPA5JSWq9sFaZiM6 Rating: 3.5 out of 5 7/16/20 I saw this while walking around Mission and asked someone in line who raved about this and was raving about how good especially their "You can name it" burrito which I heard has a name now.  The other person was also suggesting to try Viejito Cafe which is basically coffee with Mexican Caramel. I tried Kingkong toast + Viejito.  The coffee was good, it was not too sweet despite the caramel.  The Kingkong toast was with almond butter, chocolate, and banana.  It was just a toast but nothing amazing or fancy.  The toast itself was a bit "hard" for me, it was not sourdough bread nor is it the same big toast that they used in the Mill, but definitely some artisan bread.  It was also expensive around 7 dollars for a toast which is a thin/small slice (I actually got fortunate since they gave me two instead because I waited long). KingKon

World of Banh Mi and Noodles (Mission, SF)

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World of Banh Mi and Noodles 3234 22nd St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA Rating: 4 out of 5 https://g.page/World-of-Noodle-Banh-Mi?share July 14, 2020 Tried their Pork Banh Mi  For 2.99$, it was really cheap It was good despite that it was cheap Xiao Long Bao (XLB) - Soup Dumplings For 7.99$ It was good as a dumpling, but it's not really a soup dumpling since there is no soup. Might have dried out so definitely won't order this again. Xiao Long Bao Pork Banh Mi

55a Duncan Street 2017 Moving House

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https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/55-Duncan-St-A-San-Francisco-CA-94110/2078820952_zpid/ september 17

Ensyamada (Ensaymada) Recipe

https://youtu.be/guNnJSgiZbM I was following the recipe from Foxy Folksy  but I made some changes by adding Ube Macapuno (it is in "red" in the instructions below. INGREDIENTS 1 cup milk  1/3 cup sugar  1/2 cup shortening - -softened to room temperature  1 envelope active dry yeast - (about 7-9 grams (1/4 oz) or 1 tablespoon) - proofed in 1/4 cup warm water ( See Note 1 for alternative)  3 1/2 cup flour 3 egg yolks  1/4 tablespoon salt 1/4 cup butter - - softened to room temperature- for brushing TOPPINGS 1/2 cup butter - - softened to room temperature  1/2 cup powdered sugar  1 cup Kraft cheese - or other grated cheese  INSTRUCTIONS In a mixing bowl, mix together milk, shortening, sugar and salt.  Add half of the flour and the bloomed yeast and mix for 3-5 minutes at medium speed until a paste-like consistency is achieved.  Add the egg yolks and the rest of flour and mix for another 3 minutes.  Add more flour if the mixture is too liquid or too

Cinnamon Rolls

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https://www.tastesoflizzyt.com/homemade-cinnamon-rolls/?fbclid=IwAR1NQp6cbuDQnoJQpOiFN26hcNZNAjSV-VLlgSBJuXdj0AwAw7mXgt5M_qk Ingredients For the Dough: 1   cup   warm milk   (about 115 degrees F) 2 1/2   teaspoons   instant dry yeast*   (I like Red Star Platinum Baking Yeast) 2   large   eggs   at room temperature 1/3   cup   salted butter**   (Melted, but make sure it isn't super hot. Just barely melted, or even softened, is fine.) 4 1/2   cups   all-purpose flour   (divided) 1   teaspoon   salt 1/2   cup   granulated sugar For the Filling: 1/2   cup   salted butter   (almost melted) 1   cup   packed brown sugar 2   tablespoons   cinnamon 1/2   cup   heavy cream***   (for pouring over the risen rolls) For the Frosting: 6   ounces   cream cheese   (softened) 1/3   cup   salted butter   (softened) 2   cups   powdered sugar 1/2   tablespoon  maple extract   (or vanilla) US Customary  –  Metric Instructions Pour the warm milk in the b