It’s been cold….and Saturday was no exception. The sun made it bearable as Ben and I strolled through Kensington, sipping coffee, eyeing cupcakes and window shopping. The sun went down however, and the balmy -25 was making me miserable until we made our way through Prince’s Island Park and opened the door to the River Cafe….
A warm fire welcomed us and we made ourselves at home with a glass of viogner. It is becoming one of my favorite places in Calgary as featured in this post. There is nothing I like to do more on my birthday than wine and dine….and that is precisely what we did. Too good not to share: River Cafe has an early bird special on Saturdays’ between 4:30 and 5:30pm. Its $25 for appetizer and entree, with wine pairings for an additional $18.
We started off with Red Lentil Hummus, followed by Lois Lake Steelhead trout with Roasted Heirloom Carrots, Purple Potato Créme Fraîche Croquette, Cider Cured Salmon Caviar or Hanger steak served with Walnut Spaetzle and a Parsnip Puree.
Some fabulous friends accompanied me, there was inspiring and not so inspiring conversation, lots of laughter and a contentment in my spirit.
Sunday, the festivities continued and we had the family over for lunch. I didn’t tell them it was my birthday lunch, but I think they all caught on. I seem to be the only person I know over 25 that makes a big deal about their birthday so I kept with tradition, and made a feast to share.
Jakob made the place cards for the little boys’ table and my wonderfully talented Father-in-law tried out a new cake recipe. The candles were Ben’s idea 🙂
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| Levi thought the candles were a special, edible, treat on top. |
Here in Alberta, Monday was Family Day, which meant a day off for Daddy! We had coffee with Ben’s parents and they gave us a little push out the door to find some inspiration. We found it at Fort Calgary’s Winter Carnival. They had sleigh rides, popcorn, balloons, crafts, games and access to all the year-round fun at the fort. All Alberta Museum’s had free admission on Family Day and I thought I would share my source for fun things to do…Family Fun Calgary…just in case you were interested…
And reflections on my 29th year…well, my real birthday isn’t until tomorrow, so I have a day to think about it. Until then I leave you with my incredible, edible, Ella
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