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Easy, Creamy Tuscan Salmon With Spinach and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Easy Creamy Tuscan Salmon: Prepared with fresh pan-seared salmon in a Tuscan cream sauce made with butter, cherry or sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, pepper flakes, thyme, oregano, basil, a splash of white wine to deglaze, spinach, half and half, freshly grated parmesan, salt, and pepper. Believe it or not, this recipe takes less than 30 minutes from start to finish! Believe it or not, this recipe takes less than 30 minutes from start to finish!
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Epic and Amazing BLTC
Easy to make, filling, delicious, and packed with protein and fresh flavors. This sandwich might be the most satisfying bacon, lettuce, tomato, cheddar cheese sandwich you will ever eat. Try adding a fried egg or avocado to make it even more epic! John Montagu, the Fourth Earl Of Sandwich, invented the eponymous food in 1762. A notorious gambler, he would not leave the gaming table to eat. He asked for meat and a couple of pieces…
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Gilly’s, Grandma’s New York Cheesecake
I tweaked my 86-year-old grandma’s NY Cheesecake recipe. My aunt (her daughter) wanted to test mine against New York City’s most famous cheesecake. She overnighted their best and said mine won the test. The origin of NY Cheesecake: New Yorkers fell in love with cheesecakes back in the 1900s. The credit for creating the NY cheesecake has been bestowed to Arnold Reuben, also known for his signature sandwiches. The NY-styled cheesecake was an experiment Reuben did…
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The Best Ever Cobb Salad
This salad is vibrant and nutritious with a beautiful balance of flavors – and it’s simple to make. It tastes so good you might feel guilty about eating it, but don’t. It’s low carb and gluten-free, with many nutrients, lots of protein, and healthy fats. It’s a salad that eats like a meal. I make my Cobb salad without chicken, but you can certainly add it. I think it makes a lovely and delicious choice for…
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How the ‘Gilly Can Cook’ Blog Came To Be.
Artistry and skill are the hallmarks of great editing and cooking. Inspired by a year in lockdown, this Hollywood film editor has become as passionate about cutting veggies as cutting films. The meals became the movie, the kitchen became the cutting room, the ingredients became the inspiration, and hopes for a culinary blockbuster, the happy ending. Encouraged by friends who said, “Your food photos are great. You should start a blog.” I’ve done just that. Taking…
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Enormous and Epic Gourmet Burger
This recipe makes a burger so incredibly delicious and juicy, the ingredients so healthy and fresh, you might not want to add the sauce at all.
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Easy and Fantastic, Tomato, Basil, Garlic Pomodoro Pasta
This is my go-to favorite pasta dish. I love the way the garlic and basil make my kitchen smell. I often make it with a simple side salad, such as arugula with parmesan and a lemon vinaigrette (my recipe is on this website). A brief history of Pasta al Pomodoro – pasta with tomato sauce – is the most classic of all Italian first courses and is part of the national identity of Italian cuisine. The…
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Easy Filet of Sole Piccata
This fish dish is delicate, light, and melts in your mouth. I suggest serving it with rice pilaf and sauteed zucchini or garlic mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli. It calls for a petrale sole, but any flakey white fish can be substituted. Sand dabs, flounder, perch, or rock cod are good choices. I fell in love with this dish at the beautiful Hollywood restaurant Musso & Frank Grill, as their sand dabs recipe – the favorite…
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Crispy and Amazing Baked Potato Wedges With 3 Aioli Sauces
These crispy wedges are a perfect side dish for almost any meal, always mouth-watering and delicious, made yummier still with organic catsup or one of my three aioli sauces: Roasted garlic aioli, sriracha aioli, or avocado aioli. These recipes for Aioli include vegan ingredient choices.
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Gilly’s Blog Thoughts: Kitchen Tools
Let’s talk about tools and the importance of good tools in the kitchen. Here’s a story about Gilly in the kitchen from many years ago. I once had a skillet I’d been using since college and never gave it’s quality a second thought. One day I rinsed it while it was still hot, and it bent radically. I had to laugh as I also realized I needed to buy a new one and soon. I had…
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Irresistible Chicken and Mushroom Alfredo
When I think of comfort food, I think of this dish. It’s creamy and hearty with delicious ingredients. This is a lower-calorie variation of Emeril Lagasse’s Mushroom Orecchiette. He uses cream and no chicken; I’ve made a few other alterations.
