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 ...

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 ...

Nothing says summer like frozen desserts, and this week's episode of Mad Genius: Home Edition has the perfect treat for combating humidity. Food & Wine Culinary Director at Large Justin Chapple whips ...

BOSTON and NEW YORK — Cactus is the new coconut, if the founders of a fledgling brand of canned beverages featuring prickly pear are reading the market accurately. Pricklee, a Boston- and New ...

For years, when we are in deep South Texas, I have both admired and been intrigued by the beautiful magenta fruit on the prickly pear cactuses that grow wild in our pasture. I have read that for ...