Cactuses aren’t just part of the scenery in South Texas. For centuries, the fruit and paddles from the prickly pear cactus have fueled the people who live here, and they’re still easy to find on the ...

While many see versatile maiz as the foremost plant in Mexican cookery, cactus occupies a more symbolic role for many Mexicans. You can literally see this by examining the Mexican flag, which depicts ...

This week we cook up four nopal (cactus) recipes that go beyond the traditional Mexican and Tex-Mex dishes we love in South Texas. Paul Stephen is a food writer for the Express-News. He can be reached ...

Instructions: Trim the prickly part of the cactus by scraping them off with a knife. Cut the paddles into 2-inch cubes and place in a large saucepan. Add the turmeric, 1 teaspoon of salt and roughly 4 ...

Cactus gives this smoothie a silky texture that seems deceptively rich and creamy. This is an ideal post-workout refresher. 1/2 cup cactus pads, needles removed and diced Instructions: Combine the ...

Ever wondered if cactus is edible? I’m about to find out! Join me as I turn cactus into a delicious (and surprisingly tasty) ...

To celebrate Cinco de Mayo, Chef Amalia Flores joined Gayle Guyardo, the host of the global health and wellness show, Bloom, to share a delicious, refreshing cacti salad recipe. Nopal is a common name ...

For a lot of cooks, "mum" is measurably the word when it comes to ingredients in their recipes. Yes, folks can be quite ...

This week’s Click could get a little prickly. But that’s to be expected as it’s the cactus tour. To be honest, the main reason we’re taking on this thorny subject is that a colleague has been nagging ...