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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Summer Sides : New Recipes @ DrGourmet.com

Summer’s Coming!

This coming weekend is the unofficial start of summer here in the United States: Memorial Day Weekend. It’s often the start of grilling season, as well. We’ve got classic sides to go with your Barbecue Chicken, Southwest Venison Cheeseburgers, or just to take with you for that [...]

Summer Grilling : Dr. Gourmet Newsletter

Summer’s Coming!

This coming weekend is the unofficial start of summer here in the United States: Memorial Day Weekend. It’s often the start of grilling season, as well. Here are a few recipe ideas for your grill.

Barbecue Chicken

Summer Salads : New Recipes @ DrGourmet.com

Chinese Chicken Salad

This is the perfect complete summer salad (but you can serve it in the winter also). Light and filling, it has everything you want in a salad – fresh crunchy veggies, a sweet sour [...]

Curried Creamed Cauliflower : New Recipes @ DrGourmet.com

Curried Creamed Cauliflower | Low Sodium Version

This is a rich, creamy side dish that goes well with roasted chicken, pork or fish. The curry flavor is very light with only 1/8 teaspoon of curry powder and [...]

Salmon with Grapefruit Sauce : Dr. Gourmet Newsletter

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 [...]

Breakfast Risotto : New Recipes @ DrGourmet.com

Breakfast Risotto

This recipe came out of a rice dish that I had in Chile for breakfast. We don’t think about rice as a starch for breakfast, but this is a great weekend brunch dish.

Red Quinoa Salad Recipe : Dr. Gourmet Newsletter

Dr. Tim Says….

In the last few decades portion size has become a major issue, with portions in restaurants increasing dramatically. Forty years ago a 32 ounce milk shake with 1,160 calories would have been unusual. There was no such thing as a Quarter Pounder (let alone a [...]

Spicy Pumpkin Seed Fish : New Recipes @ DrGourmet.com

Spicy Pumpkin Seed Fish

Pumpkin seeds make the best coating for fish. Roasting them brings out a sweet, savory flavor that is perfect with whitefish. It’s easy to add a little smoked paprika, a bit of chili [...]

Celery Mashed Potatoes : New Recipes @ DrGourmet.com

Celery Mashed Potatoes

This is a recipe that I had while in Santiago, Chile, and I was really surprised by how bright [...]

Shrimp with Smoked Paprika : Dr. Gourmet Newsletter

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 [...]