Happy Birthday to my
favorite brother ever!

(he's the only one I've got)

 In honor of Corbett’s 22^nd year on this Earth I am sharing a recipe I developed a few years ago to commemorate another mac and cheese lover’s birthday:

Macaroni and Cheese Cupcakes!

 Always a crowd pleaser, these quirky treats are little baked bundles of cheesy goodness—and the flavors are totally customize-able to your (or your soon to be delighted friend’s) tastes.

Classy Macaroni & Cheese Cupcakes
*Use aluminum, NOT paper cups!*

One box of Kraft Deluxe elbow mac and cheese (you know, the kind with the squeezy cheese packet) yields about 12 cupcakes. I tend to purchase a box per flavor combo I’ll be making with the knowledge that I’ll probably have a bit of mac leftover (oh darn).

I have three signature Macaroni and Cheese cupcake flavors:

Classy, White Trashy and Mexicano 

Here's How ya whip 'em up:

-Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

-Line muffin tin with aluminum baking cups

-Cook Kraft Deluxe according to directions. If baking more than one flavor of cupcakes, evenly divide the boxes of cooked mac into separate mixing bowls.

-Pick your favorite recipe (or invent your own based off these directions) and prepare accordingly.

-Bake cupcakes for 8-10 minutes

-Serve immediately or store refrigerated in a Tupperware- they reheat really well in a conventional or toaster oven!

For Classy  Cupcakes: 1 medium large wedge of triple cream brie 1 package prosciutto 1/4 cup capers 1 tsp white pepper 2 drops of white truffle oil -Scoop the soft cheese out of the rind of the brie and mix thoroughly into prepared mac. -Cut or tear half of the remaining brie rind into bite size strips, set aside. -Cut the other half of rind into small bits and mix into mac along with capers, white pepper and truffle oil. -Scoop mac into baking cups, filling generously, then top with a strip each of prosciutto and brie rind.

For White Trashy Cupcakes: 1/2 a cup of ranch dressing 4 slices of American cheese, torn into smaller pieces Bacon bits (the fake kind, obvie) -Mix ranch thoroughly into prepared mac. -Generously scoop mac mixture into baking cups -Top cupcakes with a few pieces of cheese and a healthy sprinkling of bac-o-bits Happy bday, bro-there.

For Mexicano Cupcakes: 3/4 cup chunky picante salsa 1/2 cup grated pepper jack cheese 1 small can pickled jalapenos with carrots, sliced smaller 1/4  cup sliced olives 1/2 cup sour cream or plain greek yogurt Cilantro to garnish -Mix salsa thoroughly into prepared mac -Generously scoop mac mixture into baking cups -Sprinkle pepper jack over each cupcake, top with a couple slices each of jalapenos and carrots -After baking, top cupcakes with a dollop of sour cream, one olive and a cilantro sprig.

Mexicano Macaroni and Cheese Cupcakes

Where the Hell ya been, lady?!

Found by Niall for me on the Interwebs.
Thanks, buddy.

There have recently been a few inquiries as to when Classy but Trashy will be updated again and I’m finally ready to address those concerns! 

I chowed down on some
HUGE pretzels at
Santa Cruz Mountain Brewery
in California

Things have been a bit crazy around the Classhyverse over the past couple of months—settling into a new life out in the middle of the Pacific, trips back to the mainland, entertaining a trove of badical homie houseguests and tons of new  creative projects. 

With all the excitement going on, as well as major shifts in the structure of my daily schedule, the format of Classy but Trashy has become unrealistic and is in need of reorganization. 

That being said, things are still classhy as ever around here and I have been dying to share the fun! So, in order to streamline the blog while increasing the number of posts, I’m going to be relaxing the layout to be more of a journal rather than a highly structured trapper keeper of looming deadlines (which it was starting to feel like). 

In keeping with this new simplified approach I have also added a Twitter account to the Classhy but Trashy and 
Hella'waii Foodventures blog family! 

Follow me @HellaClasshy  to get tweeterrific updates, tips, reviews and photos—as well as a place to share your own foodventures!

Felix visited twice!

Thanks so much for your continued support and as always, any comments and/ or suggestions are greatly appreciated!!

~saraH