Can you tell your jewels from your garnets? A guide to common supermarket sweet potato varieties to know and love. Read More

Source: A Field Guide to Sweet Potato Varieties (and the Dirt on Yams)

Italian cheese, Spanish olives and more are also on the list.

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Everything you need to know about the vast and varied world of edible salt, including the differences between all the types of salt you’ll see on the market. Read More

Source: A Guide to Salt, the World’s Most Popular Food

This is every single no-bake dessert recipe they know at Kitchn, from the classic cookies to puddings to icebox pies. READ MORE…

Source: 50 No-Bake Desserts to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth

Vinegary hot sauce? Fermented? Garlicky? Ultra-spicy? There’s a right answer.

Source: How to Choose the Right Hot Sauce for the Job

Randy’s completes GAR’s three-piece complex in Tysons Corner Playing the good husband, Randy Norton had to side with his wife, Patsy. The couple, considered restaurant royalty in Northern Virginia, balked when their three adult children suggested that the newest properties in the family’s 43-year-old Great American Restaurants group would be named after the parents. “We had to twist their arms a little bit.

Source: Virginia’s Great American Restaurants Family Opens Its Crown Jewel Steakhouse

From classic and not-so-classic gazpachos to corn chowder and Korean noodle soup, we’ve rounded up 16 of our favorite chilled-soup recipes, perfect for the hottest days of summer. Read More

Source: 16 Chilled Soups to Make the Most of Summer Produce

What is za’atar, the Levantine spice mix we sprinkle on everything from hummus to hard-boiled eggs to roast chicken. How to buy and use za’atar.

Source: What is Za’atar, the Spice Mix That We Can’t Stop Sprinkling?

There’s a lot you didn’t know about lettuce, but Kitchn is here to help.

Source: Lettuce: The Best Ways to Pick It, Cook It, and Eat It

The Food52 Hotline has been around for over nine years, so it’s no surprise that some of the most common cooking questions have come up again and again. How to substitute cornstarch is one of them (see, for instance, this thread from 2012 or this one from 2015 ). Today, we’ll be tackling this topic once and for all!

Source: The Best Cornstarch Substitutes for Cooking & Baking