Order a gourmet vegan dinner to go
Lentils with cassava fries and sweet potato and watercress soup are part of the lineup at a gourmet vegan, gluten-free dinner at Church of the Crossroads on June 13.
The 6 p.m. meal will also feature brown rice with corn, broccoli and arame salad on lettuce leaf with parsley and ume dressing, and a two-colored mousse with coconut cream topping.
To-go meals will also be available for pickup at the church, at 1212 University Ave.
Cost is $20 prepaid (reservations requested by June 10)and $22 at the door, subject to availability. Call 845-2873 or email macrocommhi@hawaii.rr.com.
Regal Bakery offering free doughnuts
Celebrate National Donut Day on Friday with a little personal indulgence.
Regal Bakery Donuts & Coffee, at 3040 Ualena St., is marking the day by giving each customer one free doughnut of his or her choice.
National Donut Day is celebrated on the first Friday of June each year. Call 834-4423.
Turn fresh fruits into jams and jellies
Learn the basics of making jams and jellies with fruits fresh from the yard at an introductory class to preserving on June 16.
Students are encouraged to bring their own fruits, including oranges, mangoes and lilikoi, to the class, which runs 9 a.m. to noon at the Ilima at Leihano in Kapolei, 891 Kamaaha St.
Students will also have a chance to personalize their jars with fabric, labels and natural gift wrap.
Cost: $10, or $25 for families of up to three people. Registration required; visit www.malamalearningcenter.org. Call 542-9017 or email janice@malamalearningcenter.org.
Pair up whiskey, chocolate for dad
The Wine Stop will introduce pairings of whiskey with chocolate on Father’s Day, 4:30 to 6 p.m. June 17.
Madre Chocolate’s Nat Bletter and David Elliott and the Wine Stop’s Liane Fu will help customers combine the shop’s best whiskeys with such chocolate flavors as Chipotle Allspice, Hamakua Pink Peppercorn and Smoked Salt.
Cost is $30. The shop is at 1809 S. King St. Call 946-3707 to register.
