Firewater and Saskatoon Berry Pie in Calgary

We took a day driving the Icefield Parkway back to Banff before taking a detour the following day to Calgary to stay with our newly acquired friends, Dave and Heather Arthurs and their two little girls Ella and Nora. They fed us on huge cuts of angus steak with all the trimmings, a fabulous tasting crumble made with Saskatoon berries (or june berries if you come from the States) all washed down with our offering of chilli infused dessert wine bought from our mutually favourite vineyard in Oliver – Silver Sage. We even managed to cram in chocolates and a cup of tea before rolling ourselves down into their newly decorated basement/playroom for the night. Here Ella introduced us to her kitchen where we created even more culinary delights of brightly coloured salad, burgers and tomato soup, with never-melting ice cream and fruit. Fortunately my stomach couldn’t fit another morsel let alone a plastic one! Poor Dave had work the next day (how he managed after so much firewater and a teething baby is anyone’s guess) leaving the girls to show us around downtown Calgary. Met their friend Laurie and her cute daughter who joined us for supper. A big thank you to the Arthurs for putting up with us / putting us up! We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and look forward to offering the same hospitality in return… somewhere…