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Share the holidays – Press recipe exchange

Recipes are meant to be shared and with the holidays upon us, The Press is launching a Holiday Recipe Exchange. To participate, just submit your favorite recipe online, and we will share them each week. If enough recipes are submitted, we will compile them into a downloadable e-book for the community to enjoy. So send away and include a photo! To submit, visit https://bit.ly/2GSos62. OPEN AT 11AM DAILY FOR

Chocolate-Strawberry Pie Ingredients TAKE-OUT

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Additional strawberries for garnish (optional) and vanilla extracts. Cool the mixture for 4 minutes. Food & Entertainment! Directions 5. Pour the filling over the strawberries and up to the top of the 1. Place the strawberry halves in a single layer in the bottom crust. Chill the pie for 2 hours or until set. Call for more information. of the pie crust. 2. In a medium saucepan, whisk together the sugar, cornstarch, 6. Garnish with additional strawberries, if desired. – Courtesy Metro Creative 634-1441

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Holiday food and toy drive underway

The Brentwood Regional Community Chest’s (BRCC) holiday food and toy basket program is set for Dec. 19.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, changes to the program this year will include the exclusion of the traditional canned food collection and the Friday night communitysorting event. However, there will be a variety of ways for residents to give to the iconic program, including through the familiar BRCC gift/toy barrels, which are currently set up at local businesses and locations around town.

“Where we really need help is with toys and gifts for all of the children,” said BRCC President Dana Eaton. “Typically we get the bulk of our donations through the schools, and we are hoping that local businesses and organizations can help us with toy drives this year so that every child that needs a present can get a present.”

An Amazon wish list is also being organized (additional information to come) and participants can have their items sent directly to The Press; 248 Oak St., Brentwood, 94513. A PayPal account for cash donations that will be used to purchase gifts/toys can be found at https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/BrentwoodRegionalCC.

This season there will be two drive-thru event opportunities at the Brentwood Police Station, 9100 Brentwood Blvd., for residents to donate. The first event will be on Thursday, Dec. 3, from 5 to 7 p.m., followed by the second event on Saturday, Dec. 5, from noon to 2 p.m. Anyone wishing to drive-thru and make a donation is welcome. Recipients of the gifts will be limited to the families who have registered for the annual BRCC holiday food and toy program.

For more information, visit www. brcchest.org.

The following locations host Brentwood Regional Community Chest barrels this season. Age groups and approximate number of gifts needed for boys and girls each are; ages 0-1, 30 gifts; ages 2-4, 100 gifts; ages 5-8, 150 gifts; ages 9-12, 175 gifts; ages 13-15, 120 gifts; ages 16-18, 80 gifts.

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