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 more at the Dr. Gourmet web site. Link to http://www.drgourmet.com.

Eat well, eat healthy, enjoy life!

Recent Posts


If It's In the House....

It may interest you to know that the food you keep at home provides 72%, by weight, of all food that you eat. This is assuming that you do not prepare most meals at home, however. If you do make most of your meals at home (breakfast [...]

Stuffed Creole Chicken; Your New Pantry: Poultry Choices : Dr. Gourmet Newsletter for March 8, 2010

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.]

It seems like a simple thing, choosing [...]

Dr. Gourmet Newsletter: February 15, 2010

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.]

Time and again you will hear “eat more monounsaturated fat” [...]

Tuna Melt; Your New Pantry; More! : 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.]

When I am giving talks I always joke that none [...]

I love Pickapeppa!

This stuff is fantastic.  I’ve been using it for a long time.  My parents used to buy it and serve it over cream cheese with crackers at cocktail parties.  I didn’t know until recently that this was imported by a family owned company here in New Orleans.  It’s low in calories and sodium but full of [...]

Crawfish Pie; Change Your Pantry and Get Healthy: Dr. Gourmet Newsletter

Dr. Tim Says….

When I am giving talks I always joke that none of my patients ever eats Oreo cookies. This always gets a big laugh and I believe that folks are laughing at themselves. We aren’t always honest with ourselves and probably even more often are not [...]

Refrigerator Items; Grilled Steak with Horseradish Tomatoes : Dr. Gourmet Newsletter

Chef Tim Says….

What should I have in my kitchen?

This is the last column in a series I have been writing about healthy choices for you to make at the grocery store. So far I [...]

Cupboard Essentials; Citrus Garlic Shrimp : Dr. Gourmet Newsletter

Chef Tim Says….

What should I have in my kitchen?

This is another in a series I have been writing about healthy choices for you to make at the grocery store. So far I have discussed [...]

Fats; Bay Scallop Salad with Grapefruit : Dr. Gourmet Newsletter

Chef Tim Says….

What should I have in my kitchen?

This is another in a series I have been writing about the healthiest choices for you to make at the grocery store. So far I have [...]

Baking; Curried Cauliflower : Dr. Gourmet Newsletter

Dr. Tim Says….

What should I have in my kitchen?

For the last several weeks I have been writing about the healthiest choices for you to make at the grocery store. So far I have discussed [...]