what to serve for dessert with a lasagna dinner ?

Question

i'm having a dinner party for about 8-10 friends, i will be serving meatballs & pepperoni chunks in homemade sauce with garlic bread for an appetizer, 2 kinds of homemade lasagna (1 with pepperoni,mozzerella cheese& meat sauce &1 with ricotta cheese filling ) as well as a salad with bell peppers, olives,mozzerella cheese, tomatoes, & cucumbers with an italian herb dressing for dinner but am completely clueless as what to serve for dessert !!!! i'm pretty good at baking & am looking for something that will compliment the flavors of dinner ,but be easy to make or be able to made the day before !!!
please help !!!!!!!!

Answer 1

mmmm.....that sounds great.......
Here's what I would serve, and this recipe comes from my Nonna's kitchen in Viareggio, Roma. It is very easy to make, the day before, refrigerate, then let it sit out at room temp for up to 2 hours, heat the entire pan at 250 degrees for say 15 minutes, once its nice and warm you can slice , and plate it. Rather rich, but a taste sensation that is out of this world. I like to garnish the plate with kiwi, black Berrie, slice of strawberries to add color and a refreshing twist.
"TORTA DI MANDORLE"
in a bowl combine:
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 sticks butter
3 cups flour
lemon zest from 1 lemon, (using finest setting on cheese grater)
1/8th tsp salt
1 egg yolk
7 oz. of chopped blanched raw almonds
Blend all together by hand without over working the dough.crumble and Press into preferably a Pizza pan other wise a large metal baking pan will do.
Traditional Option: each serving would have a whole blanched almond pressed into the dough before baking.
Bake @ 325 25-30 minutes
Mangia~ Buon Appetito~ Ciou and have a great dinner party!

Answer 2

Dessert Lasagna

Answer 3

tiramisu
cheesecake
zuppa inglese (like an English Trifle, layers of cake, pudding/curd and fruit)

or

Chocolate Amaretti Cake (serves 10-12)

6 oz. semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
1 cup almonds
1 cup amaretti cookies, crushed
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
2/3 cup sugar
4 eggs
cocoa powder

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Butter a 9" round bake pan.

Line the bottom with waxed paper. Butter the paper.

Melt the chocolate. Stir until smooth.

In a food processor, process the almonds and cookie crumbs until finely ground.

Transfer to a bowl.

Process the butter and sugar until smooth.

With the motor running, add the eggs, one at a time.

Add the nut mixture and the chocolate. Blend well.

Pour into prepared pan.

Bake about 30 minutes, until the center is slightly puffed.

Let cool in the pan on a rack for 15 minutes.

Invert onto a serving platter and remove the paper.

Let cool completely.

Just before serving, dust the top with cocoa powder.

Answer 4

hi....I wish I was coming to your dinner. I am from an Italian family and I cook stuff like this all the time. I suggest serving a spumoni ice cream with a mini biscotti or some type of simple Italian cookie that you can purchase. After all the work you have done take it easy on dessert. And something light like that is also very refreshing to end on.

Answer 5

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Ceasar salad and good garlic bread made from fresh garlic and real butter (none of that pre-made stuff... yuck!) For the salad, I use a bottle dressing like Kens Creamy Ceasar or Girard's and add to it to make it taste like in the restaurants. I add juice from a lemon and three cloves of minced garlic... really changes the whole dynamic of the flavor. I would also make sure I have extra sauce from the lasagna simmering in a pot with some italian sausages (whole) to serve on the side... after all, you need something for dunking! If you don't want to make dessert I would serve pistachio ice cream with warmed chocolate sauce and coffee. Good luck!

Answer 6

Great idea, we had a mexican dinner last year for christmas, and everyone loved it. Anyway, to go with the lasagna you could do a cesar salad and french bread, and then you could make or buy an italian dessert like canolis. Good luck!

Answer 7

A light dessert as lasagna is heavy

Answer 8

a creme brulee with fresh berries..maybe a drizzle of chocolate. Stick with an italian classic...cannoli's. I would steer clear of a heavy dessert like cheese cake. Another great desert would be a sorbet or italian ice, there are so many great varieties. I really like the sorbet in the natural shell that is offered in Trader Joes...coconut sorbet is in a coconut shell, orange sorbet in the orange shell.. make sure though to keep it light since people tend to over indulge in pasta.

Answer 9

I married into a Italian family 45 years ago and they love there fruit. So why don't you make Fruit Shish ka bab. Take the skewer and put a piece of pineapple,grapes,melons.top with a strawberry dipped in chocolate. You can do this ahead of time, and you can also have some Ice cream.

Answer 10

Honey tiramisu!
INGREDIENTS
3 egg yolks
1/4 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/8 cups mascarpone cheese
24 ladyfingers
1 1/2 cups brewed coffee
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
DIRECTIONS
In a medium bowl, beat yolks with sugar and vanilla until smooth and light yellow. Fold mascarpone into yolk mixture. Set aside.
Dip ladyfingers briefly in coffee and arrange 12 of them in the bottom of an 8x8 inch dish. Spread half the mascarpone mixture over the ladyfingers. Repeat with remaining cookies and mascarpone. Cover and chill 1 hour. Sprinkle with cocoa just before serving.