" There was real plasure to be had eating ice cream out of container and pickles out of a glass jar, standing up at the counter. I wondered whether the cravings associated with pregnancy were really only a matter of women feeling empowered to admit their odd longings to their husbands, to ask another person to bring them the eccentric combinations they'd long enjoyed in private. "

― Jenni Ferrari-Adler , Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant: Confessions of Cooking for One and Dining Alone