Anne's 12 Days of Christmas Recipes
On the eleventh day of Christmas, for my lady friends, I cooked...
~ Eleven Pipers Piping ~
Anne presents...
Zucchini Flutes with Piped Basil Mousse,
and Pistachio-Cheese Pipes
and Pistachio-Cheese Pipes
This was a little break for me... just two easy appetizers. I met with some lady friends for a little Christmas get-together, and we all brought appetizers. These two recipes were my contribution. The Basil-Ricotta Zucchini Flutes were really, really good which surprised me because I'm not normally a fan of ricotta cheese. The ladies all seemed to like them as well. The Pistachio Cheese Pipes were kinda weird. I found a recipe online, and strayed from it quite a bit by adding raspberries and using cream cheese instead of taleggio cheese, whatever that is. I didn't know how cream cheese, raspberries, and pistachios could go wrong, but it did.
Anne's Fun Facts:
Cost of 11 Pipers Piping (2010 Christmas Price Index) =$2,354.00
The 11 Pipers were traditionally playing bagpipes as part of the celebration with the dancers.
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Recipes:
Zucchini Flutes with Piped Basil-Ricotta Mousse
12 servings; ~50 calories/serving
Ingredients:
6 small zucchini
Cooking spray
1 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves, finely chopped
1 cup (8 oz) low-fat Ricotta cheese
1/2 cup loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, finely chopped
1/4 cup (1 ounce) grated fresh Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
2 tablespoons hot water
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Parsley sprigs (optional)
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Anne's 12 Days of Christmas Recipes
1st Day: Partridge in Pear Tree 7th Day: Seven Swans a-Swimming
2nd Day: Two Turtledoves 8th Day: Eight Maids a-Milking
3rd Day: Three French Hens 9th Day: Nine Ladies Dancing
4th Day: Four Calling Birds 10th Day: Ten Lords a-Leaping
5th Day: Five Gold Rings 11th Day: Eleven Pipers Piping
6th Day: Six Geese a-Laying 12th Day: Twelve Drummers Drumming
Zucchini Flutes with Piped Basil-Ricotta Mousse
12 servings; ~50 calories/serving
Ingredients:
6 small zucchini
Cooking spray
1 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves, finely chopped
1 cup (8 oz) low-fat Ricotta cheese
1/2 cup loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, finely chopped
1/4 cup (1 ounce) grated fresh Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
2 tablespoons hot water
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Parsley sprigs (optional)
Directions:
Cut each zucchini in half lengthwise; scoop out pulp, leaving a 1/4-inch-thick shell. Reserve pulp for another use. Arrange zucchini shells in a single layer in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
Combine basil and next 7 ingredients (through pepper), stirring well with a whisk. Pipe mixture evenly among shells, pressing gently. Bake at 450° for 20 minutes or until zucchini is tender. Garnish with parsley, if desired.
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Pistachio-Cheese Pipes
Original recipe:
1&1/4 cups taleggio cheese, chopped
3/4 cup pistachios, shelled and chopped
3 tablespoons milk
phyllo dough
Melt the taleggio over low heat, add pistachios and milk. Mix until smooth, then remove from heat. Cut out 24 3" squares of phyllo dough. Spread a thick bar of filling on one end of phyllo, then roll up. Bake at 375º until golden brown, about 5-10 minutes.
Anne's recipe (not very good):
pistachios, shelled and chopped
cream cheese
raspberries
phyllo dough
I mixed everything together, and spread the mixture onto the phyllo and rolled up. Baked for 5 minutes. Tasted weird.
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Anne's 12 Days of Christmas Recipes
1st Day: Partridge in Pear Tree 7th Day: Seven Swans a-Swimming
2nd Day: Two Turtledoves 8th Day: Eight Maids a-Milking
3rd Day: Three French Hens 9th Day: Nine Ladies Dancing
4th Day: Four Calling Birds 10th Day: Ten Lords a-Leaping
5th Day: Five Gold Rings 11th Day: Eleven Pipers Piping
6th Day: Six Geese a-Laying 12th Day: Twelve Drummers Drumming
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