Milk and Honey

Hot milk and honey is my coffee shop beverage of choice - just a simple steamed milk (2% or whole if I'm splurging) with a touch of sweet honey.  I realize that as an adult (and a foodie) I should have graduated from hot milk and honey to more sophisticated drinks: lattes, cappuccinos, and whole leaf teas.  However, I've never found anything as satisfying as the drink my mama made me as a kid - heating up a big pot of milk and stirring in some golden blossom honey. Hot milk and honey temporarily cured my tiny scratchy throat when I wasn't feeling well, and today, it can untie the knots in my stomach on the days when stress creeps in and attacks.

Right now, it's summer and it's TOO HOT for hot milk and honey.

Enter milk and honey panna cotta.  Milk and honey panna cotta has the same flavor as my beloved hot milk and honey, but in a chilled, jello-like format.  It would make a perfect palate cleanser in a multi-course meal or an after-work calm-you-down snack.  It doesn't have a massive flavor punch, it's not super sweet or spicy, it's just simple and calming, like an edible hug.