Title says it all. Ideas please.
It will follow a starter of mixed antipasto (yes, that’s me buying some salami and opening jars of peppers and olives). Then a pork and fennel lasagne with a green salad. Supermarket tiramisu or pannacotta for “afters”.
Torta di mele was the first thing that came to mind (even tho I don’t bake):
Or a crostata:
Or you could bake some apples and whip up an almond mascarpone cream or zabaglione to top them with? Toasted almonds, etc.?
Green apple sorbet?
There is a Apple Cake from Bologna “Torta di Mele”.
It is simple but pretty and delicious.
I https://alexandracooks.com/2009/11/06/balzano-apple-cake-revisited/
Here’s one in the style of Bolzano.
And another Bolzano apple cake.
This sounds delicious.
Re apple dessert: there’s an Italian apple crumble in cake form – in that there’s crumble topping both under and over the apples, sandwiching them. DIfferent versions use a quick caramel or a custard or jam to moisten the apple layer.
Also a cake that’s cooked stovetop in a single pan. (Custard or ice cream would be good with it.)
Yours looks better than the links I shared 
Why thank you much! Such an easy dessert to make, nice with crème anglaise but it really doesn’t need anything. I had also made one with a layer of lightly sweetened ricotta with raspberries and raspberry jam.
Another one is Boffoli, Tuscan baked apples served with a simple cool mascarpone topping. If you have really delicious baking apples, this dish lets them shine.
Oh, how curious! I was just pulling things out of my kaboose when I suggested baked apples with (flavored) mascarpone.
No idea it was an actual dish 
Italian Apple Pudding
recipe please.
Marcella Hazan’s apple fritters
Slice apples, macerate in rum in lemon, then dip in a simple flour/water batter and fry.
Make your meat sauce by frying pancetta, pork mince, onion, celery, carrot, fennel bulb, garlic, rosemary, bay. Add white wine, chicken stock, milk & Worcestershire sauce. When it’s all but ready, add finely chopped chard stalks and leaves. Make a bechamel, adding ricotta and Parmesan. Layer up the lasagne and bake.
thanks much!
We’re on the edge of our seats here… what did you end up making, John? Or has the dinner not happened yet?
Dinner is Saturday but shopping is tomorrow, so it’s almost decision time. The love of my life is leaning towards crostata. She had already come across a similarish recipe from Delia Smith, before she knew I’d asked here
I’m leaning towards a puff pastry tart, cos I’m a fan of puff pastry tarts both savoury & sweet ( my three tomato tart is a thing of joy) . Apples glazed with apricot jam with mascarpone flavoured with lemon zest.
Sounds fab!
