When you’re pregnant, it’s common to compare the size of your developing baby to a fruit or vegetable. It’s a palpable and fun way to visualise the progress. And it’s the same concept that Honey, What Do We Got? A Week-by-Week Pregnancy Cookbook captures! Beautifully designed and executed, this is the second cookbook by bestselling authors Rachael and Tom Sullivan. While the idea isn’t new, the way the cookbook is built is truly whimsical and wonderful. Filled with delicious recipes based on fruit or vegetables for each stage of pregnancy, it’s really charming.
My baby days are well behind me, but even so, I’m keeping this book on my shelf forever. The publisher sent us a few recipes to share; they’re linked below.
Week 8: Blueberry
Just a wee fruit, this chapter is blueberry-based with tasty recipes like nutrient-rich Lemon, Blueberry and Lavender Overnight Oats (page 33). If savoury is more your thing, the Blueberry and Chipotle Chicken recipe (page 34) expertly balances sweet with heat. I really liked this dish.
Week 10: Cherry
In week 10, your baby is about the size of a cherry! You can picture cherries in dessert, but have you ever had dried cherries in Brussels sprouts? I hadn’t either. But I’m not exaggerating when I say that the Cherry-Balsamic Brussels Sprouts (page 45) with salty bacon and sweet dried cherries changed my life! I’m sad that I had never made this before now. But now it’s going on repeat.
Week 11: Fig
When week 11 rolls around, your baby is about the size of a fig. For this chapter, I tried Arugula and Fig Pizza (page 49). The cauliflower crust helped make what could have been a heavy meal into a light and wonderful dinner. I also loved the Fig and Banana Smoothie on page 53.
Week 15: Apple
Apples are the size of your growing babe come week 15. This chapter did a terrific job of coming up with healthful bites with a twist. I loved the Green Apple BLT (page 82). The addition of the tart, crisp apple seemed to lighten the heaviness of a regular BLT. And the Apple, Sweet Potato and Sausage Breakfast Skillet (page 81) really reminded me of the best deli hash I had ever had, but with a healthy twist.
Week 21: Sweet Potato
With your babe the size of a sweet potato, this chaper digs into carbs, full throttle. I made the Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie (page 117). It wasn’t revolutionary, but it was really, really tasty and made for amazing leftovers the next day.
Week 28: Cucumber
Being in your third trimester, maybe you’re craving a mocktail. This chapter delivers with a refreshing Cucumber Margarita Mocktail (page 170). Brimming with cukes, this drink is perfect for summer’s heat.
Week 29: Eggplant
Can you believe your baby is the size of an eggplant? To celebrate, Crispy Eggplant Tacos (page 173) are in order. The sauce for these tacos is spicy from the serrano pepper, creamy from the avocado and garlicky and herby. Just perfect, if you ask me. But the true revelation is dredging the eggplant through almond flour, then egg, then panko flavoured with taco seasoning. The amount of eggplant was way more than I needed for tacos, so I improvised the next day and made a crunch salad with crispy eggplant on top, dressed with the leftover sauce, of course. It was like two recipes in one.
Week 34: Pineapple
Your sweet babe is now the size of something else sweet. For this chapter, I tried Pineapple Whip (page 202). It was cold, creamy and like an alcohol-free pina colada. In my younger days, one of my favourite restaurants had a fried rice dish with pineapple, and the Shrimp Fried Rice (page 205) really took me back. It’s seriously addictive and since I’m always truthful with you, I’ve made it at least three times since I started testing this book!
So no matter the stage of life you’re in, expecting or with growing or grown kids, this book is filled with delicious recipes. And for those grown kids, it’s fun to remember the steps and stages you went through from then until now. I absolutely love this book–and look forward to cooking from it for many years to come.
Excerpted from Honey, What Do We Got? by Tom and Rachael Sullivan. Recipe photography © Jessi Lancaster, 2025. Published by DK. Reproduced by arrangement with the Publisher. All rights reserved.
