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 ...

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 ...

When stir-fried at a high temperature, cactus retains quite a bit of crunchy texture. Its mild flavor blends into this Thai-inspired curry perfectly. Instructions: Heat the oil in a wok or large ...

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 ...