Buttermilk Panna Cotta
“It was the end of May before the Silacci boys brought the news that the salmon-pink blossoms of the azaleas were breaking free. It was on a Wednesday, as the nine o’clock bell was ringing, that they told him.”
East of Eden, John Steinbeck
Inspiration
It is in the month of May that we finally know spring in the Salinas Valley. The local lettuce harvest is in full swing. Produce trucks filled with lettuce, strawberries, broccoli, artichokes, celery and more clog the highways and roads on the way to the local cooling and shipping facilities. The Valley is bustling with planting, growing, harvesting and shipping. A most perfect time for seasonal fruit and an indulgent Panna Cotta.