The Seeeecret Ingreeeedient

Dear Hubby and I have been involved for the last year and a half in a cooking club: once a month we get together and meet for a themed potluck-type of meal. We call our little group the Norman Noshers Nine, and we are comprised of the following: a vegetarian gas and oil attorney and his vegetarian social worker wife, who, by the way, are also TTC; a fledgling criminal defense attorney and his quadriplegic attorney girlfriend; a gay, Jewish attorney and his ballroom-dance instructor boyfriend; the social services attorney; and us, the environmentalist military officer and the environmentalist officer's wife (yes, that's a job in and of itself).

We are an interesting and odd lot.

This month's NNN included:

The Walskes hosting
An pseudo-Iron Chef theme with pears as the secret ingredient
No new news on the TTC front
A new girlfriend for the social services attorney
A new client for the fledgling criminal defense attorney
Lots of wine
A Dirty-Santa gift exchange that was rather tame considering the crowd involved
Chatting in front of the fireplace until midnight

Thanks, NNN, for another great gathering.