Prickley-Pear and Beavertail Cactus

American Indian Cooking: Recipes from the Southwest by Carolyn Niethammer

This handy cookbook is an enjoyable and informative more...0 points

This handy cookbook is an enjoyable and informative guide to the rich culinary traditions of the American Indians of the Southwest. Featured are 150 authentic fruit, grain, and vegetable recipes-foods that have been prepared by generations of Apaches, Zunis, Navajos, Havasupais, Yavapais, Pimas, and Pueblos. These tasty, unique dishes include mesquite pudding, Navajo blue bread, hominy, cherry corn bread, and yucca hash. American Indian Cooking also boasts wonderfully detailed illustrations...0 points

The Edible Mexican Garden (The Edible Garden Series) by Rosalind Creasy

The most unassuming of garden vegetables from your more...0 points

The most unassuming of garden vegetables from your garden- corn, beans, peppers, greens, and onions- are transformed into traditional and contemporary Mexican dishes and delicacies to awaken the palate and entice the eye.0 points

The Prickly Pear Cookbook by Carolyn Niethammer

Those bristly cactus spines are guarding something more...0 points

Those bristly cactus spines are guarding something really good to eat.Like chocolate, corn, tomatoes, potatoes, and chile, prickly pear cacti are one of the true treasures of the Americas. As a food, prickly pear is delicious, nutritious, and increasingly believed to be medicinal. Native Americans have enjoyed it for thousands of years, but transplants now flourish worldwide, particularly around the Mediterranean. But how do you transform a live pincushion into a delicious smoothie, cool salad, or...0 points

Prickly Pear Cactus Medicine: Treatments for Diabetes, Cholesterol, and the Immune System by Ran Knishinsky

The first complete guide to natural healing properties more...0 points

The first complete guide to natural healing properties and uses of the prickly pear cactus%u2022 Examines the scientific research promoting the cactus as a natural diabetes and cholesterol medication as well as its use in the treatment of obesity, gastrointestinal disorders, skin ailments, and viral infections%u2022 Explores the healing uses of prickly pears from the perspective of doctor, chemist, ethnobotanist, cook, and layman%u2022 Includes 24 cactus recipes--from Prickly Pear Bread to Cactus...0 points

A Cook's Tour of Mexico: Authentic Recipes from the Country's Best Open-Air Markets, City Fondas, and Home Kitchens by Nancy Zaslavsky

Nominated for the prestigious James Beard Award, A more...0 points

Nominated for the prestigious James Beard Award, A Cook's Tour Of Mexico includes more than 150 extraordinary, flavorful recipes gathered from the kitchens of country farmers, village bakers, market vendors, and home cooks. The resulting effort is a collection of tantalizing, authentic recipes assembled in a cost-to-coast culinary tour of Mexico. of color photos.0 points

Nopales For My Ancestors by Victoria Alegria Rosales

Nopales for my Ancestors is a book where the poet exposes more...0 points

Nopales for my Ancestors is a book where the poet exposes her own conflicts from childhood to adulthood. "Nopales," are the cactus leafs. Leaves have thorns and these thorns represent struggles she had to endure with her own family and most of all with the religion she was subject to follow at the private school she attended. From the cacti, the Magüey, a liquor drink, is also extracted. In Victoria's words, these were the joyful moments spent with he family as she grows up she realizes how harmful...0 points

**REPRINT** Johnson, Duncan Starr, 1867- The fruit of Opuntia fulgida; a study of perennation and proliferation in the fruits of certain Cactacece, by Duncan S. Johnson. Washington, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1918.**REPRINT** by Johnson. Duncan S

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The Fruit Of Opuntia Fulgida; A Study Of Perennation And Proliferation In The Fruits Of Certain Cactacece

This is a reproduction of a book published before more...0 points

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of t...0 points