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About Dr. GourmetMy 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! Categories |
Chef Tim Says…. I had someone say recently how much they envied me being able to make up recipes. It’s funny because I don’t see creating a new dish as being all that hard, and thinking about it I realized that it isn’t difficult. The key is to [...] May 13th, 2013 | Category: Elaine Hicks, Just Tell Me What to Eat!, chef tim, newsletter, weight maintenance | Comments
Dr. Tim Says…. While having dinner with friends recently, I was asked about how to eat out. What should someone look for when choosing a meal? It’s easy when you are at home and can weigh food. When you are looking at a menu it can be tough [...] Dr. Tim Says…. When I am giving talks I always joke that none of my patients ever eat Oreo cookies. Now, I find this really strange because the aisles in the grocery store are FULL of cookies (but none of my patients are buying them). This always gets [...] CHEF TIM SAYS…. In lectures I will almost always have someone ask about cholesterol. This is the one area where people are very confused and here’s an example of a question we get from our readers: When [...] Chef Tim Says…. I love paté but don’t eat it very often. I have a recipe from my restaurant for the house paté that dates from about 1980. I make it only rarely because it starts with [...] Dr. Tim Says…. Getting more veggies in your diet is one of the basics of the Mediterranean Diet. The best part is that it’s the one thing you can’t get too much of. (You’ll never hear your doctor say, “Hmm, my lab tests show that you’ve [...] Dr. Tim Says…. Eat more fish and less meat. It’s so simple, really, but this is probably the most powerful change that you can make in your diet. Much of the research on the benefits of fish [...] Dr. Tim Says…. Fiber is what your grandma used to call “roughage.” It’s not one particular food, but it’s simply the part of foods that your body can’t digest. Fibers are technically carbohydrates, but your body doesn’t have the enzymes to break them down like it [...] Dr. Tim Says…. Improving your diet doesn’t mean avoiding carbohydrates – but it does mean learning to make better carbohydrate choices. If you’ve been thinking that in order to eat healthy you can’t have carbohydrates, especially in the form of bread or pasta, take it from [...] Chef Tim Says…. Dry rubs are a blend of ground spices for spreading on foods to add flavor. Wet rubs are essentially marinades and differ by incorporating oils and often acids such as lemon juice or vinegar. Dry rubs have some advantages over marinades. The spices [...] |
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