InstaFriday 6

Back for another week of InstaFriday hosted by Life Rearranged

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Mason has been brushing his hair lately, it's so cute. 

We went to Jak's Warehouse the other night. It was a lot of fun and we didn't even do 

everything they had there. 

He's also been doing this lately too. 

Feeding the crazy fish at Indiana Beach. 

Cotton Candy Salad

This past weekend we had a small family get together with my cousins from my dad's side of the family.  I made veggie pizza which I've made before and tried out a new recipe for cotton candy salad.

1 can eagle brand milk

2 cups crushed pineapple, drained well

1 can strawberry pie filling

1 can cherry pie filling

12 oz. tub cool whip

Fold/Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. Chill and serve. 

It didn't taste like cotton candy really, but it was still pretty good. I wonder if you could add those frosting cotton candy flavor packets to give it the right flavor? 

Crock pot Italian Lemon Chicken

I've had this recipe on my pinterest board for a while, but it just got thrown together at the last minute one night. It was pretty good too so that's always good. 

4-6 chicken breasts, boneless & skinless

1 packet of italian dressing mix

butter

lemon juice

Put cube of butter in bottom of crock pot.  Lay chicken in and sprinkle with italian dressing packet.  Drizzle lemon juice over top. Cover and cook on high 4-5 hours or low 6-8 hours. 

This was pretty good. It had a lot of italian dressing flavor though.  Perhaps next time, I'll mix the lemon juice and italian dressing powder together then pour over the chicken.

Italian Chicken Sausage Pasta

For some reason this summer I haven't felt like cooking very much.  I've just resorted to hot dogs, burgers, pizza or other quick dinners.  Once I saw this recipe on pinterest I knew I had to make it soon.  It was so good!!

1 lb pasta, cooked according to package directions

2 tablespoons olive oil, divided

1 pound Italian Chicken Sausage, cut into 1/4 inch thick slices

1 1/2 cups alfredo sauce

2 cups marinara sauce

1 teaspoon ground dried oregano

1 teaspoon dried ground basil

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet. Add an additional tablespoon of oil if needed, and add sausage chunks. Add in oregano and basil and cook the sausage for 3-4 minutes, or until it starts to brown.

Stir in alfredo and marinara sauce and cook over medium heat for a few minutes. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 – 20 minutes over low heat.  Add in cooked pasta and stir to combine.