259th gathering. Lunar New Year Hot Pot

Where? G's
Attendants: G, L, C, M, A, P, D, and guest L

Menu:
1) Hot pot in which carrots, red pepper, tofu, napa cabbage, spinach, five types of mushrooms (shiitake, mushroom, oyster, straw, and abalone), baby corn, water chestnut, dumplings, and baby bok choy were submerged. Eaten with bean-thread noodles, special sauce, and an assortment of other sauces.
2) Brownies

258th gathering. Cacahuete Mole

Where? G's (Cook: B)
Attendants: B, A, D, C, L, and guests N and wee T

Menu:
1) Cucumber radish salad
2) Tofu in cacahuete mole salad
3) White rice
4) Steamed brocoli

257th gathering. 6th anniversary

Where? G's
Attendants: G, A, M, D, and guest L

Menu:
1) Miso soup
2) Daikon radish homemade kimchi
3) Soba noodles with roasted winter roots (purple sweet potatoes, turnips, and carrots)
4) Inari sushi
5) Brownies

256th gathering. Pasta

Where? A's
Attendants: P, A, M, G, C, L, and D

Menu:
1) Pasta with Alton Brown's tomato sauce
2) Lemon bars
3) Champagne