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Mexican Chick Pea and Cactus Soup

June 7, 2024 by admin Leave a Comment

Mexican Chick Pea and Cactus Soup

Easy recipe for a hearty, easy-to-make soup with authentic Mexican colors and ingredients: chick peas (garbanzo beans), potatoes, tomatoes, and delicious, nutritious cactus pieces.

Filed Under: Soups, Vegetarian Tagged With: cactus, chick peas, garbanzo beans, ham, nopal, nopales, potatoes, soup, tomatoes

The Nopal, an Edible Cactus

June 7, 2024 by admin Leave a Comment

Nopal cactus pads ready for use

Nopal cactus pads have been consumed in Mexico since time immemorial.  They are an excellent-tasting and very nutritious vegetable that is easy to grow in arid climates unsuitable for a lot of other agriculture. 

Filed Under: Ingredients, Vegetarian Tagged With: cactus, nopal, nopales

Rustic Campfire-style Mexican Carne Asada

May 27, 2023 by admin Leave a Comment

Robin: Though you’ll often see recipes for carne asada that call for skirt or flank steak that is grilled and then sliced against the grain of the meat into succulent strips of goodness, that´s not what this recipe is about. This is a little humbler—though no less delicious!—style of carne asada, made with thinly sliced…

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Filed Under: Main Dishes Tagged With: beef, cactus, carne asada, nopales, steaks, tacos

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