5-Minute Christmas Dessert

An Italian speciality from the heart of Salina.

On a small island in the middle of the Mediterranean lives Chef Martina. Even though Chef Martina certainly isn’t the first to make this dish, the time that Dolores Taranto of Bella Figura and I spent with her in the kitchen at Signum inspired me to bring it back home - in my own way of course.

The result is:

5 ingredients

5 minutes

Maybe a little bit longer if you allow the Panna Cotta to chill before you enjoy it. Me? I’m impartial. I’ll happily eat it warm too.

This dish is the perfect example of simple food done right - something that the Italians are masters of. Homesteaders naturally are bent towards this type of food because we don’t grow sprinkles and confetti cake here on the the farm - but we do grow almonds, honey, and milk.

The ingredients are:

Whole milk

Honey

Almonds

Salt

Cinnamon

Almond Extract (you can use vanilla too if you don’t have almond)

I hope that it blesses your table in the coming days! I’ve been known to make a double… triple… quadruple batch so that I always have some in the refrigerator for enjoyment. Bonus points if you make everyone at your table a little dish of their own (though I certainly love serving it up family style!).

I hope you enjoy our little escape to Chef Martina’s kitchen on the island of Salina today - and I hope you enjoy this treat!

Cheers,

Shaye