Oh... Ah... The Savory Cupcake

 I love cupcakes! For some reason there is no guilt in consuming a cupcake in my mind. It is as if the are absent of all calories fat and anything else that is not good for you. The smaller the get the better the are!

 Recently I have been wandering into the world of the savory cupcake. Oh how amazing it is! Having your breakfast, lunch and dinner even snack is just amazing.When entertaining it is a great way to present side dishes and small bites for cocktail parties. If you have children it can be a creative way to get them to eat something that normally would never make it's way onto the fork and the envy of all the other lunch boxes at school.

 Tomorrow will be the official day of winter here in the northern hemisphere; however, the cold weather came much earlier. Nevertheless, cold nights is the best for baking and with all of the holiday cookies, cakes and pies making the guestly appearances at the office, home, and everywhere else it is good to find some less sweet to bake. Lately i have been finding different dinners to bake into the small mold of the muffin tine. So far I have been successful with Turkey Meatloaf with Mashed Potato Topping, Lazy Man's Lasagna, Eggs in a Ham Cup, Sausage and Pancake Bites and the list go on...

Turkey Meatloaf with Whipped Mashed Potato Topping

Turkey Meatloaf:

2  cups of stale bread ( broken apart) or 1 cup of Panko bread crumbs

2 cups of milk

1 yellow onion diced

5 cloves of garlic chopped

2 lbs of Misty Knoll Ground Turkey ( can be substituted for Ground Beef)

1 tablespoon of Italian Seasoning (Oregano, Basil, Marjoram, Rosemary, & Thyme)

2 large eggs

1/4 cup of tomato paste

Salt & Pepper to taste

Baking Spray

Mashed Potato Topping:

5 RI Royal Creamer Potatoes washed and cut evenly into 1" pieces

1 1/2 cup of milk

1/4 cup of butter

Salt & Pepper to taste

Garnish

Shredded Parmesan or other Sharp Cheese

Chopped Parsley

 Preheat oven to 400* and grease the muffin tins. 

 In a large bowl combine all of the meatloaf ingredients. Combine by hand until all ingredients are fully combined. Once all ingredients are combined divided the meatloaf mixture into 8 equal parts and place into the muffin tins flattening the tops of meatloaf. 

 Bake at 400* for 45 minutes

In a large pot of cold salted water add the potatoes and bring to a boil.. Boil the potatoes until tender and can be pierced with a fork. Once cooked drain the potatoes and mash the potatoes with milk and butter. 

 Once the meatloaf is cooked you top the cupcakes with the warm mashed potatoes sprinkle with garnish and serve!