by Michelle Stein posted in Pregnancy

Ah, pregnancy cravings. They creep up on you at the most inopportune times. Like 1 a.m. When the thought of eating anything else makes your stomach churn, your mind fixates on the one -- or a strange combination of things --that seems palatable. There's the old cliché pickles and ice cream, of course. But, apparently, there's a smorgasbord's worth of other wacky food cravings out there.
Pickles and Ice Cream: A Bizarre Pregnancy Craving Cook Book illustrates this perfectly. This tongue-in-cheek masterpiece offers up 61 of the craziest foods moms-to-be have actually longed for. Each recipe was photographed like a gourmet dish -- and get this -- actually taste-tested by the authors, Vicky Jacob-Ebbinghaus and Juarez Rodrigues. You know, so you don't have to. "We often get asked if we made some of the cravings up. Nope. Every single is real, genuine craving from a real, genuine pregnant woman," Jacobs-Ebbinghaus told BabyCenter. "Throughout the book there are quotes and stories from the women whose cravings are featured. It?s fascinating and really funny to hear the stories behind the weird and wonderful dishes. And this was also a part of making the book that we really enjoyed -- meeting and talking with all these amazing women."

Here's just a sampling of the hormone-influenced flavor combinations this hilarious book has to offer:
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