This recipe is easy to follow to make your own Christmas cactus potting mix. These succulents need a well-draining, nutrient-rich potting mix to thrive.

This bright, tart, and festive Christmas cactus cocktail is perfectly pink and reminiscent of a ranch water with a few extra ...

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 ...

Cranberry juice dominates Christmas cocktails, but our Christmas Cactus Cocktail leans on prickly pear syrup for its sweet-tart flavor and flaming pink hue.

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 ...

Have you ever noticed a stack of fresh cactus paddles at your local market, but were unsure how to use them — or at least how to keep from getting stuck? The paddles of the prickly pear cactus are ...

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 ...

Chef Larry Delgado's winning plate of shrimp tacos with a South Texas Cactus Slaw. (Dinah Rogers/NOLA.com | TImes-Picayune) I'm rounding up more recipes from the past weekend's trio of events: The ...

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 ...

The new Artists' and Writers' Cookbook compiles recipes and personal food-related stories from 76 contemporary artists and writers, from Swoon's Mississippi ratatouille to Ed Ruscha's cactus omelette ...

Surprise your friends and family with a refreshing and light holiday cocktail. In this video, we make this Christmas cactus ...