Classes offer tasty twists on chocolate
Get different takes on chocolate at Madre Chocolate’s classes this month, with a how-to on mole making and a pairing of chocolate and whiskey. To register for either class, visit madrechocolate.com.
Madre has shops in Chinatown, at 8 N. Pauahi St.; and Kailua, at 20-A Kainehe St. Call 377-6440.
» Traditional Oaxacan Mole-Making Class (1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Madre Kailua, $50): Learn about mole, a savory Mexican sauce for meats and vegetables, and make three dishes with ingredients readily available in Hawaii.
» Whiskey and ChocolatePairing (7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Dec. 19, Madre Kailua, $40): Experience the complexity of Madre’s fine chocolates with top-notch scotches, bourbons and whiskeys. Learn which whiskey origins pair best with specific chocolates.
Church event caters to cookie cravers
Take a basket of homemade cookies to a holiday party without ever turning on the oven.
Hawaii Kai Church is holding its Eighth Annual Christmas Cookie Walk and Craft Fair, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
More than 300 dozen homemade cookies will be available for purchase by the pound for $8. There will be candy and other baked goods to enjoy as well.
All proceeds will benefit the Dan Klein Mission Fund, which assists people on mission trips.
The church is at 265 Lunalilo Home Road, across from the Hawaii Kai Public Library. Call Sue Fujimoto at 754-8002 or Cindy Geiger at 398-3513.
