There were theme baskets which were sold by raffle tickets, and door prizes throughout the event. My son won a saucer and cup combination with chocolate mix packets. I won a haircut at a men's barber shop.
He won't trade.
The event was an annual fund-raiser for the Women's Community Y, a childcare facility in a beautiful mansion on Broadway.
Saturday, February 16, at the C W Parker Carousel Museum on the Esplanade at Leavenworth.
I was in Leavenworth on Monday, taking pictures of the renovation project across the street. I've never been to the Carousel Museum, but I walked up the little slope on the southside to get a better camera angle, and found myself looking inside. Looks like The Chocolate Event will be a lot of fun.
I've seen some of the baskets that will be raffled -- they are spectacular. The Women's Community Y puts a special effort into creating awesome baskets with great themes. Advance tickets are $12, tickets at the door $15.
Step One: Measure one rounded teaspoon of cocoa powder into a mug.
Step Two: Either fill mug with extremely hot water, OR, fill mug with cold water and put the mug in the microwave. Stir to dissolve the cocoa powder into the water.
Step Three: Add your choice of artificial sweetener.
Step Four: Enjoy.
Step Five: If your hot chocolate is TOO hot, you can cool it by adding a rounded tablespoon of vanilla ice cream. The ice cream will begin to melt into a creamy layer on the top. Sip carefully, and you'll get both the deep, rich hot chocolate and the cool, creamy top. (Two rounded tablespoons of ice cream will make the hot chocolate even more delicious, but moves the recipe out of the guilt-free category.)
