Love, Loss, and a Simple, Perfect Chili Recipe That’s True Comfort Food

Love, Loss, and a Simple, Perfect Chili Recipe That’s True Comfort Food
Bethany Jean Clement's ranch-style chili is comfort food she savors with a side of family memories and Saltine crackers. Bethany Jean Clement/The Seattle Times/TNS
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By Bethany Jean Clement From The Seattle Times

It’s this past August, and it’s my birthday, and the incoming voicemails are, as they have been for some time, inexplicably delayed. Today seems to be the day to consult the oracle: “How to fix ...” The answer comes from the ether immediately: too much stuff from the past. Some of the old ones must be deleted.