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 ...

Life in the upper Sonoran Desert has its perks. Among them: six months of peerless weather and more prickly pear pods than you can shake a rain stick at. Rather than letting the pods go to waste, ...

To prepare the pear and cinnamon jam, wash all the pears well. Cut them into wedges (1) and remove the core (2), then slice them thinly, about 0.2 inches (2). Then cut the slices into julienne strips ...

Mesquite and prickly pear add a decidedly Texas twist to this traditional Deep South peanut country pie. 10 ounces prickly pear jelly (find the recipe in my book, “The Field to Table Cookbook,” or ...