Big Scary Cactus Leaves

The other day I was at the grocery store with a friend of mine. We had stopped to grab something and these cactus leaves were nearby.  I have always wondered what you do with those so I said, "What the heck do you do with something like that???  I mean they're so prickly!  Who wants to eat prickly???" or something to that effect.

Luckily for me, my friend knew!  She said she used to have a friend back in California where she grew up that made the yummiest mexican food.   I am sooo all about the mexican food ~ I even lost weight once because I was so addicted to chips and salsa that that was all I would eat {for like months, yeah, I know, I've got problems.  But just so you know, that diet only worked once.  I tried it again and it didn't work, so I don't really recommend it as a weight loss method yo!}.

So, needless to say, I was intrigued!  So we googled a recipe for Nopales right there at the store {thank you dear iphone!} and bought all the ingredients.

{GULP!}

These things still scare me a little, but we'll see how this goes.  If I don't make it out of the kitchen in a reasonable amount of time ~ send in the medics ~ the cactus probably got me!  Wish me luck!