Eat cactus? For people living in Mexico and the Southwest, the answer is a resounding yes. Nopal, also known as the prickly pear cactus, grows plentifully there and its health benefits and versatility ...

Cactus might look intimidating, but once you learn how to clean and cook it to make nopales, you’ll be looking for ways to incorporate this nutritional powerhouse into more dishes Walk around almost ...

At first, the concept of eating cactus may be a bit hard to swallow. “That prickly stuff?” people ask when offered this classic Mexican food. You bet. Prepared correctly, cactus paddles — or nopales ...

Cactus leaves (nopalitos in Spanish) are best when they are about 8 inches long; smaller leaves don’t provide enough flesh, and larger leaves are sometimes tough. Some purveyors cut the pieces smaller ...

Nopales cactus helps improve insulin sensitivity due to its high fibre content and antioxidants, making the body use glucose more effectively.

Remove membrane and excess fat from skirt steak. Crush coriander, cumin and pepper in mortar and pestle and combine with oregano. Sprinkle over skirt with garlic and 3/4 lime juice reserving 1/4 juice ...

Spinelessness: for me it's become a sought-after quality, at least as long as I'm picking through produce to find ingredients for a fresh cactus salad. Spinelessness. For me it's become a sought-after ...