A staple throughout the Southwest, this desert fruit adds flavor and color to cocktails, salads, salsas, desserts, and more.

Prickly pear, a fruit derived from the cactus plant, is gaining popularity ... known as nopales, are also edible and highly nutritious. They are often used in Mexican cuisine and can be grilled ...

Prickly pear cactus has been used for food for a long time. The fruit, which is typically harvested in August and September, is edible though not extremely sweet. It is often processed and used in ...

Local farmers grow an edible species here ... so diners can experiment to see which are the best matches. The prickly pear cactus Hase uses is shaped like a flat oval fan. The transparent ...

The prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica ... this thorny fruit grows on top of edible cactus paddles, or nopales, in desert regions, including its native Mexico, the Southwest, and parts of the ...

Tempe has a new and very visible art project. The sculptures are atop two new bridges over Interstate 10 at the Broadway Curve. Here's what they are.