To bean or not to bean in chili

I was so looking forward to staying inside during the recent cold spell, doing some comfort cooking like beef stew, meat loaf, beef, barley mushroom soup, and maybe some chili for Zack. I’ve never been a big fan of chili. I know it’s positively un-American and definitely un-Texas, right? I make it for Zack when the temps drop. More about chili later.Anyway, I had these wonderful, hopeful pipe…