I have learned that pregnancy cravings can be very intense. With my daughter, I didn’t really crave anything except watermelon. Oh my, did I crave watermelon. I would eat an entire melon in one day! Aside from my daily melon, I was good. With baby #2, I crave things on whims and in a manner so deep that it’s almost frightening. One of these cravings happened to be Frito Chili Pie. I swear that craving hit me so fast and furious I would have hurt anyone who got in my way of partaking in it.
Then there was the “I need something sweet pronto” craving. Not just anything would do either. I wanted something new and different. After reading through one of my favorite food blogs, I found a recipe for Cherry Cake Pudding. It’s moist, sweet, and best served warm. Yum-O!
Unfortunately, these pesky cravings aren’t helping me to maintain a “healthy weight” gain. The doc says I should be gaining 1-1 ½ pounds a week at this point. I have a confession, last week I gained 3 lbs! Though I enjoyed every bit of how I gained those 3 measly little pounds, I have decided it’s time to employ some self-control. So why not revert back to watermelon? It’s healthy and sweet. Surely it would satisfy me this time around as much as it did with my first bambina. After eating a couple of pieces I got this brilliant idea to make watermelon ice. See, the watermelons just aren’t any good this time of year and they need some help. So I pureed 5 cups of cubed watermelon, 2 cups of chopped strawberries, 2 tbsp of Lemoncello, 1 tbsp of lemon juice, and ½ cup sugar together then froze it. Mmm….Now that was good watermelon! This seems to be working for now but who knows what these crazy hormones will dictate to me tomorrow!
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| Watermelon Ice |
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| Cherry Cake Pudding |
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| Frito Chili Pie |
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