We have a weird new tradition in the family: Cupcake night. It all started with a conversation between us, the Cinchi Moms. Incidentally, the Cinchi-EZ-Bib started out the same way, along with a lot of other stuff. But essentially, this is how it went:
We were talking about macaroni and cheese. I mentioned to my sister, the other Cinchi Mom, that we were doing the one-pot creamy version (no fake box mix!) because I didn't want to take the time and effort to bake it. Really, that's not it. I didn't want another pan to wash. We got to talking about the yummy crunchy topping you put on top when you do the baked version, though.
"It's so not fair that everybody eats up the crunchy part before you ever get to the dish- that's my favorite part," my sister said. She was talking about the way that moms always end up with the dregs in the dish, or the burnt toast, if you will. Then, "Hey!" she said, you should put the mac and cheese in cupcake holders! That way, everybody gets the same amount." Leave it to my sister to think of something so cool...
"Yeah!" I said, "Only it's a pain in the butt to wash those pans (of course, this was what I thought of). How 'bout putting them in the paper or foil liners first?" And so it began. Mac and cheese, some with crunchy topping, some not (for the persnickety ones). Individual meatloaves, mashed potatoes, reincarnated left-overs. Freeze them and pull them out when you need them.
And Cupcake night: those nights when you are too tired to cook and you have all these left-overs, which usually go over like a lead balloon. Food looks festive this way, and everyone has fun picking and choosing. Just load them into the cupcake pan and heat with foil on top, removing to brown up the tops at the end. Add some garnishes, and poof! Instant fun!
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