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An Ottawa tale

south of Parliament Hill and a few that giant front lawn offered many the summer months traversed these
blocks west of the Cenotaph and areas to discover. The yellow stains very areas on my bike, back when
Confederation Park. Immediately in the grass proved we were not you finished breakfast and made
we found out that there are few the first. We were quite surprised sure to return for supper. Times
By Thom Racine green spaces for our dog to explore one night to see the Prime Minister have changed, but the city I grew
since Confederation park has been leaving the hill and as interesting as up in and the familiar areas have
taken over by the Jazz festival. Our that was, Rookie didn’t seem that not changed very much. I’ll take the
four legged friend did sniff out a fazed by the chance encounter. traffic in Cornwall any day though
or the past three weeks I man sleeping under the stars one Elgin Street is replete with and I’m sure to have picked up one
Fhave been living in Ottawa, night and I’m not sure who was restaurants, although a small, of those photo radar tickets along
(no we didn’t move away,) and it more shocked. The biggest space for armoured car in tow would be the way. Born in Cornwall and
has rekindled a lot of my youth. ‘Rookie’ to go and use the doggie needed to eat out there every night. raised in the capital and environs,
The city has changed, but really, facilities is Parliament Hill. Now I All of this brought me back to my it’s a nice place to venture off too,
getting around it all has not been a wasn’t sure it was allowed, but as youth. I lived in Riverside Park but a month away is likely good
chore. We are living in a condo just long as you clean up afterwards, near Mooney’s Bay, and during enough.

Roxee’s Home Cooked Recipes

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1 cup ketchup Cowboy Beans
½ cup molasses
3 tbsp yellow mustard
Directions:
1. Cook ground beef, set aside
2. Cook chopped bacon, not too
crispy
By Roxanne Prevost 3. Using the bacon grease, cook

This crockpot recipe is perfect for the 3 small onions till translucent,
potluck, or even a BBQ. My sister set aside
gave this recipe to me some time 4. In the crockpot add the ground
ago. I’ve made it quite often for baby beef, bacon and onions
showers, potlucks, and had request 5. Time to add the rest of the

for this recipe. Hope you try it. ingredients
6. Rinse and drain the kidney and
Ingredients: white beans add to the crock pot
1 lb ground beef 7. Add pork and beans, brown
1pkg bacon sugar, ketchup, molasses, and
2 tbsp bacon grease mustard

15 oz kidney beans drained 8. Stir to combine
15 oz white beans drained 9. Cook on low for 3 hours
3 cans pork and beans Photo Submitted
Ready to serve
3 small onions

1 cup brown sugar Enjoy