About Dr. Gourmet

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.

You can find out more at the Dr. Gourmet web site. Eat well, eat healthy, enjoy life!

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Dr. Gourmet's Food Reviews: August 5, 2011

If you look at the list of our reviews, it’s pretty clear that overall, the gluten-free options get better reviews than their more mainstream counterparts. It’s a pretty sad state of affairs when the frozen meals designed for people with special dietary needs are so [...]

Lactose Intolerance; Thyroid; More : Ask Dr. Gourmet

Dear Dr. Gourmet,

Q: I have celiac disease, and I keep reading that celiacs should stay away from dairy because it promotes inflammation. But dairy has always been one of my main “foods.”

I use raw milk [...]

Two Italian Pie Varieties from Michael Angelo's

Chicken & Spring Vegetables and Potato Gnocchi & Cheese

Last month we reviewed two varieties, Chicken Sausage & Spinach and Beef & Vegetable Gnocchi, from Michael Angelo’s new product line: Italian-Style Pies. Despite their disappointingly small size compared to the packaging, both were good and we [...]

Blind Tasting, by Russ Lane; New Recipes at DrGourmet.com

Blind Tasting

Tasting food, with a poet’s eloquence and a researcher’s beady-eyed scrutiny, eases the distance separating the gourmand and the weight-minded, the sensual and the scientific.

Or perhaps a better way to describe it is being [...]

Chocolate; Multiple Allergies; More : Ask Dr. Gourmet

Dear Dr. Gourmet,

Q: As a chocoholic, I was intrigued by a product called Xocai. Among its ingredients is unprocessed dark cocoa powder. It is supposed to be a great anti-inflammatory which I’m always looking for due to pain in my knee and wrist. I [...]

Medifast; Pregnancy Diet : Ask Dr. Gourmet

Q: From Aug to March of last year I lost 65 pounds on the Medifast diet which is typically less than 1000 calories per day.

But recently, due to various usual work frustrations, holidays, etc. my weight has [...]

Parmigiano-Reggiano; Cinnamon; More : Ask Dr. Gourmet

Q: I’ve noticed that many of your featured recipes recently 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 [...]

Milk Allergy vs. Lactose Intolerance: Ask Dr. Gourmet

Q: My partner has said for years he thinks he’s lactose intolerant. He can fairly easily digest skinny milk (i.e. only 0.10 grams of fat per 100ml), as well as goat’s cheese. He finds the biggest culprits for upsetting his stomach are yoghurt made [...]

Quark Cheese vs. Mozzarella : Ask Dr. Gourmet

Q: Recently I received my cholesterol numbers and they were high. I enjoy mozarella cheese but have been hearing of the health benefits of quark.

Is eating mozarella cheese going to affect my cholesterol numbers? What are [...]

Flank Steak with Garlic Balsamic Reduction; Exercising with Disabled or Weak Legs : Dr. Gourmet Newsletter

Dr. Tim Says….

[This article is part of The Real World Diet Coaching Program, an ongoing series on The How and Why of Eating Healthy. Read the whole series to date.]

The research on Mediterranean style diet does [...]