Don’t let the spines of nopales intimidate you. Try these steps to peel and cook them. If your heritage is Mexican, you already know about nopales - the pads of opuntia ficus-indica, the prickly pear ...

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 ...

These are amazing tacos with grilled cactus (nopales). I used a skirt steak seasoned with steak seasoning and grilled to medium rare. Use your favorite tortillas and toppings. 1) Season the skirt ...

Place the nopales reduction, lime juice, apple cider, and mezcal in a mixing glass. Add ice, cap, and shake vigorously. Strain into a tall glass filled with ice. Garnish with a spray of the Earl Grey ...

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 ...

I will never forget the day chef Gonzalo Guzman from Nopalito casually strolled into San Francisco Cooking School with a bag full of lard the size of basketball. Without introduction, he turned to the ...

Sahuaro High School student Claudia Becerril held the tape recorder while Yolanda Mazón shared her recipe for nopalitos con huevos mixed with onions, tomatoes and serrano chiles. "Nopalitos are a very ...

They say home is where the heart is, and for chef Gonzalo Guzman of San Francisco's Nopalito, it's quite obvious his heart is in the kitchen - just not this one. Most of his time is spent at the ...