It’s spring, so I’m foraging the yard for edibles as usual. For me, I love having as many delicious nutrient pack edibles as possible, in close proximity to the house. Although I’ve shared a lot of the recipes I use for cactus (nopales, nopalitos), my new favorite is cactus pickles. Because good kosher and dill…
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Nopalitos and Bacon
I’m on a mission to clean out the freezer, and I found a package of cactus from the spring harvest. Cactus is one of my favorites that could only be made better by the addition of bacon! Whatever is leftover from this recipe, I’m turning into nopalitos with potato and egg. PrintNopalitos and Bacon IngredientsExtra virgin…
Grilled Cactus Salad
I’ve been waiting for the new pads to shoot out on my thornless cactus this spring, and finally I have a few to work with. This year I wanted to try a Nopales (cactus) Salad. It’s a great summer side dish, and gets better the longer it sits. Click here, for how to prepare fresh…
Summer Tomato Potato Salad
For a morning treat, scramble some eggs, put them in a tortilla, top them with Sunshine’s Mexican flavored goat cheese (and bacon, if you like). Serve the Tomato Potato Salad on the side. For information about the goat cheese, click here. If you don’t want to prepare the cactus pads yourself, buy a bag of…
Nopales and Potato Frittata
It’s great to finally start doing meals with our homegrown potatoes and tomatoes. And luckily, I still have cactus I picked and prepared this year. In a previous post, I included instructions on how to prepare cactus, click here, for that info. If you buy a bag of cut up cactus in the vegetable section…