218 pondfrogs prickly cactus Recipes

garnet sweet potatoes , pricked all over with a fork (about 12-14 oz. each), heavy cream, unsalted butter, softened, bourbon, dark brown sugar, molasses, salt, hot red pepper sauce (to taste), ground nutmeg

unsweetened iced tea, fresh lemonade, prickly pear syrup, lemon slices, for garnish

fresh nopales (prickly pear cactus paddles; about 5; see cooks note, below), chayotes (1 lb total), peeled , halved lengthwise, and seeds discarded, then cut into 1/4-inch-thick sticks (3 to 4 inches long), granny smith apple, left unpeeled, halved, cored , and thinly sliced lengthwise, scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced, navel oranges, fresh lime juice, salt, black pepper, raw (green) hulled pumpkin seeds, olive oil, cayenne

ciclon, blue curacao, orange juice, prepared sweet-and-sour mix

tequila (a good 1), pineapple, concentrate, sweet & sour margarita mix, cream of coconut, ice

salt, nopales, trimmed, scraped , cut into strips, tomato, cored, peeled, diced, onion, diced, fresh cilantro stems, chopped, olive oil, balsamic vinegar or 1 tbsp cider vinegar, oregano, salt, romaine lettuce leaves, queso fresco, mexican, crumbled, pickled jalapeno peppers, drained, sliced, radishes, thinly sliced

uncooked rice, ground beef, minced onion, chili sauce, salt, tomato soup, bay leaf

unsweetened iced tea, fresh lemonade, prickly pear syrup (available at specialty food stores; or us any fruit syrup), lemon slices, for garnish

tequila blanco, cointreau, lime juice, prickly pear syrup, kosher salt and turbinado sugar, for garnishing the glass, kumquats and lime peels, for garnish

zinfandel, merlot, cabernet, beaujolais, brandy, tequila, orange juice, lemon juice, lime juice, prickly pear cactus nectar, vanilla beans, cinnamon sticks, sugar, fresh fruit thinly sliced - apples (red , green), oranges, melons, star fruit, lemons, limes, and strawberries

prickly pear, champagne, chilled, fresh wild or cultivated blackberries

prickly pear fruit (about 10 oz. total ), lemon juice, sugar, ice cubes

freshnopales (cactus paddles), chopped white onion, vegetable oil, fine sea salt, raw unhulled pumpkin seeds (shake in colander to remove any dust), ancho chile, stem , seeds, and ribs discarded, guajillo chiles , stems discarded, garlic clove, chopped, water, cumin seeds, zucchini, trimmed, cut into 1/2-inch cubes , cooked in boiling salted water until crisp-tender (about 4 min), then drained, fresh epazote, eggs (optional), hot fresh corn tortillas or rice