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You don’t need an expensive new piece of equipment, or an obscure ingredient you have to hunt for. You just need a fresh way of preparing an old favorite. In "One Way," we’ll revisit classic ingredients and dishes, giving them a new twist with an easy technique you haven’t tried before.

Before my neighborhood even had a Taco Bell, the first "Mexican" food I ever ate was from Chi Chi's. Founded in Minnesota by two men named McDermott and McGee — which sounds about right — Chi Chi's was the fast-casual "restaurante" of choice of a generation.

And while I'd like to hope that my years of living in California subsequently educated my palate, sometimes I still sentimentally long for Chi Chi's chimichangas and — as that unfortunate jingle went — fry-ai-ai-ed ice cream.