Dana's Kitchen: Ketogenically Yours

Dana’s Kitchen: Ketogenically Yours with 3 High Fat Recipes by Dana Carpender

Originally published in the April 2013 issue of CarbSmart Magazine.

Hey gang! – Since we are talking about Ketosis, I thought I’d give you some awesome high-fat recipes. After all, getting a high percentage of calories from fat is what gets and keeps us in ketosis.

The best part is, it also makes for incredibly tasty recipes! Remember rice cakes? Baked potatoes with no butter or sour cream? Salad with a little squeeze of lemon, but no oil? Miserable, wasn’t it?

Not here!

Have a nice seared rib eye slathered with gorgonzola butter with a side of sautéed asparagus. Then try to feel sorry for yourself.

Just try.

And those Coconut Scotchies — chewy, buttery, coconut-y cookie bars? Not only do they make a great dessert, but you can actually use them as a Fat Fast food.

Amazing.

Low-Carb Seared Rib Eye With Gorgonzola Basil Butter

Low-Carb Simple Sautéed Asparagus

Low-Carb Coconut Scotchies

More Low Carb Recipes & Articles by Dana Carpender.

Low-Carb Cocoa-Peanut Porkies Recipe – Updated for 2025

The idea for these came from my childhood – my mother used to make Cocoa-Peanut Logs, a recipe on the back of the Kellogg’s Cocoa Krispies box. I had been using sugar-free chocolate chips to make chocolate chip cookies, of course. I don’t recall how the idea of using them this way came to me. I do remember that the first time I tried this, I thought, "Dana, you have gone right 'round the bend, making pork rind cookies." Hah. They're fantastic. I have gotten more glowing feedback on this recipe than on almost any other. Try them. Really.