French Food at Home, Gluten Free Breakfast and Fresh Juice

My sweet boy received the best surprise in the mail yesterday. He got a letter from the host of French Food at Home on the Food Network. Laura Calder sent him a beautiful handwritten note. Connor was so excited and could not believe she sent him a letter, he loves her show. He said he would keep it forever and he wants to make a cookbook now. We had to watch French Food at Home today and he still couldn't believe he got a letter. Thank you again to my sister in law Andrea, she arranged this and we had no idea. Connor called all his Grandparents and Dad to share the exciting news.

I must admit it was a special moment for me as well. When Connor was so sick in the fall the first time he got sick we sat and watched the Food Network all day. He was miserable from his swollen lips, rash all over his body including his tongue, breathing problems, etc. He could not eat or drink and felt terrible. All he wanted to do was sit with me on the couch with pillows and blankets and watch the Food Network. We watched his favourite shows including his favourite host Laura Calder on French Food at Home. Many days he came home from school very discouraged that he struggles in school and was in tears. He has said many times he wants to quit school so he can go to chef school. Cooking is his passion and it is so amazing that someone who he loves watching so much would take the time to write a handwritten card to inspire him.

I made this yummy breakfast on the weekend. I got some brown rice bread from the health food store and it has earth balance on it, organic scrambled eggs, and slices of watermelon.

Connor was craving some fresh juice so we made peach and raspberry juice. The peaches were needing to be used so it was a great way to use them up. I put them and the rest of the raspberries in the juicer and served them over ice.