prickly pear

Pink with prickly pear? It sounds like a drink meant for cowgirls! A prickly pear is the “fruit” of a prickly pear cactus. Don’t let the prickles scare you, when ripe, the fruit has a juicy and soft inside that you can cook with or make drinks with! It is sweet and has been described...

The Western Gringra recently shared her recipe for her favorite smoothie- a prickly pear smoothie! How perfect is that for cowgirls!?  The Recipe • “1 1/4 cup frozen fruit (I used strawberries, mango, & papaya)” • “2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt” • “2 tablespoons honey” • “Quarter cup of prickly pear syrup (either made from...

Yeti introduced the Prickly Pear Pink collection and we are just tickled pink! Don’t worry though, the thorns are not included! To win a taste of a prickly pear, you’ll have to faceoff with thorned cacti first, one of many culinary challenges Miguel Vidal doesn’t shy away from. That’s because going the extra mile to...

Early fall brings the ripening of brilliant garnet prickly pears (tunas), festooned along the top rims of the Southwest’s ubiquitous prickly pear cacti like so many fiery Christmas lights. Alas, it’s not the big spiky thorns protruding from the nopales (the big green paddle-shaped leaves) that’ll gitcha, it’s the tiny hairlike glochids (the near-invisible barbed...

I keep finding more and more cactus decor that I just can’t pass up! Check out these awesome vintage cactus canvases from Rod’s Western Palace! The Mammillaria – $29.95 The Prickly Pear – $29.95 The Saguaro – $29.95 The Schlumbergera – $29.95 Want even more cacti? Check out our other posts about glassware, dinnerware and succulents...

PRICKLY PEAR TEQUILA SUNRISE MIMOSA Yields 2 drinks 3 ounces prickly pear syrup 1 ½ cups freshly squeezed orange juice 3 ounces silver agave tequila (I like the organic Dulce Vida) 3 ounces Prosecco or champagne (can substitute Topo Chico or other sparkling water) Pour the prickly pear syrup into the bottoms of two tall...

  To say that I’m obsessed with cactus everything, would be a serious understatement. I can’t imagine a world where I can’t wear cactus designs on my shirt all the way down to my boots. As a matter of fact, I’d fight a man that tried to mess with my cactus obsession. 😉 Jewelry designers...