Italian desserts

[Jenise]

Fantastic menu ! Do you need paying guests ? Unpaid help ?
Your circumstances probably don't permit a more traditional finish to such a sumptuous meal---cheese plate, fresh fruit, cantucci for vin Santo but a small serving of tiramisu works.
Can you keep 75 small serving glasses in the freezer for a gelato/semifreddo and plate with a biscotti or 2 ?
Great ideas here !

I started out thinking we'd do Vin Santo but eventually passed on it as too expensive. Our wine service is: plop the bottles on the tables, let them pass the bottles. Each table holds 10. Pretty hard to make a 375 go round, and I can't afford 750's. They'll be just as happy with the Banfi sparkling red at $25/bottle. We *would* have room in the freezer, I'm fairly certain. Re the cheese plate, always my preference if I'm going to eat anything after the main course, but we nixed that because our November tasting was a cheese tasting, so to those who don't normally dine on cheese it would seem repetitive.

[Jenise]

I'm way out of my comfort zone on this (75 people!) but a simple solution would be biscotti with a coffee drink for dipping. I had the "Moor in a Shirt" dessert (I think it was at Oran Mor on Nantucket) and it was a delicious dessert but complicated to make I would think. If you can go non-Italian, I have a recipe for apple nut cake with caramel sauce drizzled over it and that feeds 20-25. You could easily have the bakers make more than one pan of it and cut it in the kitchen just before serving.

Your cake sounds great JC, but my bakers are already excited about the tiramisu prospect, and I do think it will be the most festive and appropriate option.

I think the tiramisu is perfect, especially with an orange accent. I have had excellent tiramisu even 4 or 5 days after prep. They usually involve gelatin in the marcapone component, and the lady fingers are very lightly dipped so they don't get soggy. It cuts beautifully and can be served great on a plate. Good luck Jenise...I know whatever you do, it will be fantastic!

Nice to hear from you again Maria!

Thanks Dave ! I missed this place like crazy!

Thanks Dave ! I missed this place like crazy!

Maria, I've been missing you too! Just a little hiatus?

Aww...thanks Carrie! Yeah, it was a somewhat rough yr for us...but things seem to have settled down. Hopefully, I can keep up now! Hope all is well with you and yours.

[Jenise]

Maria, sorry to hear you've been through rough times, but glad to see you're back. {{{{HUG}}}} You've been missed, many have asked about you.

Maria, I have missed you, as well, and wondered what happened. I am happy that you are back. It is interesting how a web community can become concerned for people they have never met. It is a study, in itself. Stay with us.

Thanks so much Jenise and Karen! You guys are too kind. I agree about web friends, Karen. I think it's amazing.

zuppa inglese

cassata siciliana (the siciliana not the napolitana (icecream))

I am probably way too late on this, but how about:

Anacapri Tart– An orange mascarpone tart with a rosemary crust.

Scroll down for the recipe.

[Jenise]

Michelle, indeed it is too late for the event this thread was about, but the tart looks fabulous and I'm going to plan on making that in the near future--now that I've discovered I like mascarpone, that is.

But to heck with the tart--really loved reading about your wedding! I especially enjoyed the the part about the huppah, and how you shared it with another ebay bidder. May that peaceful arbitration and kindness mark all your days together.

Michelle, indeed it is too late for the event this thread was about, but the tart looks fabulous and I'm going to plan on making that in the near future--now that I've discovered I like mascarpone, that is.

But to heck with the tart--really loved reading about your wedding! I especially enjoyed the the part about the huppah, and how you shared it with another ebay bidder. May that peaceful arbitration and kindness mark all your days together.

Thank you Jenise. That is a lovely thing to say. It was a lovely wedding that we will remember next week in celebration of our 3 year anniversary.

Happy Holidays!