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 It’s this past August, and it’s my ...

This smoked brisket chili lets you skip the usual all-day simmer by using tender chunks of leftover wood-smoked beef brisket and handy pantry beans in a thick, deeply spiced tomato broth.

Chili is a hearty soup or stew that’s quite unique. There are many different recipes and variations of ingredients. Seemingly every mom has their own chili recipe, so chances are that the chili that ...