{"id":1491,"date":"2014-11-01T15:28:35","date_gmt":"2014-11-01T15:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.donnacooperoboyle.com\/blog\/?p=1491"},"modified":"2014-12-03T19:45:48","modified_gmt":"2014-12-03T19:45:48","slug":"eating-cactus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donnacooperoboyle.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/01\/eating-cactus\/","title":{"rendered":"Eating cactus"},"content":{"rendered":"

During my recent visit to San Antonio, Texas my friend Rosie told me that her family has frequently eaten cactus. In fact, she said her grandparents lived to over 100 years old each! They attributed their longevity to eating cactus. I have drunk pure Aloe Vera juice in the past and now I was ready to try cactus!<\/p>\n

We bought some at the local grocery store and Rosie prepared it for me.<\/p>\n

\"cactus<\/a>

cactus at the grocery store.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Taking<\/a>

Taking off the prickly parts.<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Chopping<\/a>

Chopping the cactus.<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Some<\/a>

Some onion, some garlic…<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Add<\/a>

Add some sea salt and then fresh chopped cilantro.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Served<\/a>

Served with rice and black beans or with whatever you’d like.<\/p><\/div>\n

Notice I didn’t have a whole lot of catus on my plate. But, I was pleasantly surprised when tasting the cactus. I would definitely eat it again. In fact, I did, the following day. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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