Dana Carpender

Dana Carpender, 46-year nutrition buff, 29-year low-carber, opinionated writer, congenital smarty pants, and low-carb recipe guru. Lives in Southern Indiana with Otis the Pug, Squeaky the Cat, and as always, That Nice Boy She Married.

Fat Fast Caesar Salad w/Olives & Pine Nuts Recipe from Fat Fast Cookbook 2

Caesar Salad with Olives and Pine Nuts recipe from Fat Fast Cookbook 2

I stole this Caesar Salad with Olives and Pine Nuts idea from Truffles, a terrific restaurant here in Bloomington. Do use good quality olives—I used half green, half black, packed in olive oil, from our superb local gourmet grocery Sahara Mart. A great Fat Fast salad.

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Keto Low-Carb Gluten-Free Bacon and Gruyere Sous Vide Egg Bites

CarbSmart Bacon and Gruyere Sous Vide Egg Bites

If you love Starbucks Sous Vide Egg Bites: Bacon & Gruyere, you're going to love Dana Carpender's amazing keto, low-carb & gluten-free version which is healthier and less expensive to make. Low-Carb dieters will love these velvety smooth Bacon and Gruyere Sous Vide Egg Bites which only have 2g carbs per serving—7g less per serving than Starbucks! Take them anywhere and everywhere!

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Keto Low-Carb No-Sugar Ketchup Redux Recipe – Gluten-Free Dana Carpender

Dana's Low-Carb Ketchup

Dana's Low-Carb Gluten-Free No-Sugar Ketchup Redux. My most-published recipe has been my ketchup, appearing in most of my cookbooks. But since the last time I published it, I discovered I like it better made with tomato sauce than with tomato paste – it’s less likely to separate. So here you go! Feel free to double this if you’re going to use it as an ingredient in a barbecue sauce or meat loaf or something.

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