If you're looking to broaden your fruit horizons beyond the quotidien, consider the many ways to eat prickly pears. Also known as cactus pear, this delectable desert fruit grows on shrub-size cactus ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Ever walked past a cactus with broad, flat, ovoid pads with colorful spiky balls growing from them? You just walked past a source of food.

African prickly pear, a bright and colorful fruit, is often ignored by the world. However, this resilient fruit is packed ...

We are approaching peak prickly pear season. Based on the prickly pear fruit she can see in her neighborhood, Sonya Norman gives it another week or two before the fruit is really ready for harvest.

Lately, we’ve been a little obsessed with this whole state food question. We’ve asked readers (who’ve already narrowed it down) to tell us which they’d choose: Sonoran hot dogs or prickly pear fruit.

The market depends on consistent sourcing of prickly pear fruit, making it sensitive to seasonal variations, regional cultivation differences, and raw material quality. Variability in fruit ...

Phoenix in the summer: Hot and humid with evening storms and a chance of a haboob (major dust storms for those who haven’t heard). One thing is certain of Phoenix summers; it takes a little motivation ...

Like their name implies, prickly pears can be a thorny fruit to deal with. They’re covered in tiny needles, chock-full of hard seeds and their juice can stain everything it touches a shocking magenta ...

So there I was, stalking the wild prickly pear cactus. With tongs in hand, I gave each fruit a quick twist. Within 10 minutes I had 6 pounds — and all without even a scratch. After attending a ...

10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 21. Chef Nick Melvin of Venkman's. Peachtree Road Farmers Market, Atlanta. www.peachtreeroadfarmersmarket.com Many markets offer chef demos on an occasional or regular basis.

All I have known about the culinary qualities of cactus comes from having a side dish of nopalitos at a few restaurants. These are made from the pads of the prickly pear cactus. I did not know that ...

I didn't want to be a plant snob. So I told myself I at least appreciated some merits of the homely cactus. The prickly pear, after all, is a role model for water conservation. The flowers are pretty ...