My name is Timothy Harlan and I am both a physician and a chef. This blog is a general collection of information and random ideas on eating great food and eating healthy.
Q: I am confused about cooking oil, such as olive oil, canola oil, corn oil, vegetable oil or other kinds of oil. Some said, olive oil is the best, but not good for high temperature cooking; canola oil is an industrial oil and not fit for [...]
The story is that people who take Lipitor must not eat grapefruit. Consequently, most seniors who live in Sun City, AZ do not eat this wonderful fruit that grows in their back yard. It is [...]
Q: I’ve noticed that many of your recipes include cilantro. Realizing that a large percentage of the population loves the herb, I absolutely detest it. And seeing as how I love your recipes in general, I was hoping you could offer some advice [...]
Q: My husband went on Coumadin this week and one of the doctors told him, “NO cranberries.” When we read how low the vitamin K is in cranberries, we questioned this.
Q: What temperatures should be used with non-stick skillets for cooking various foods? Are there any guidelines? I read somewhere that eggs should be cooked on med-low, is that correct?
Q: I was on your site looking at your GERD book, and I noticed a few of the recipes have lemon juice, onion or garlic. It was my understanding that all of those were really big stomach upsetters, what is the truth? Everything I [...]