chili

we had red bean and quinoa chili today when m's friend came over for lunch. it's been cool enough to finally cook something so warming. it was kind of a special day for m and her friend. he has asthma and is very allergic to dogs and cats and normally doesn't last longer than 20 minutes in our apartment. however, for the past year he has been drinking certain special herbal remedies, and has refrained from eating starch; the result being that he was able to stay and eat with us and have a fun time with m and c for 3 and 1/2 hours in the apartment. of course it probably helped that it was a beautiful crisp day and the windows were flung open to the breeze from the river. hopefully, in the winter he'll do just as well, or almost. his asthma attacks have also subsided.