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

Summer corn is here and it’s sweet, juicy, and waiting to be made into salads, soups, and salsa. Here’s what you need to know to buy it, store it, and cook it.

Source: What You Need to Know to Make the Most of Summer Corn Season

Can you substitute whole-wheat flour for all-purpose? As whole-grain baking becomes more popular, so does this question. The answer often goes something like: Well, yes, and no. “You can take your recipes and start substituting whole-wheat flour for a portion of the white flour,” the team at King Arthur Flour writes in Whole Grain Baking.

Source: Whole-Wheat vs. White Flour: What’s the Difference?

How to shop for and cook with harissa, the spicy, peppery, fruity, and bright condiment that we add to scrambled eggs, mix into yogurt, and slather on chicken.

Source: What Is Harissa, the Spicy, Peppery Condiment We Will Never Quit?

Here are the two best ways to light charcoal for your grill (and how to extinguish the fire safely). READ MORE…

Source: An Absolute Newbie’s Guide to Lighting a Charcoal Grill

Your salad should never be something you have to plow through to get to the entree. All the tips and tricks you need to know; plus, a few recipes for putting it all into practice from bon appetit.

Source: 20 Rules For Making the Best Salads of Your Life

OK, how is this not illegal? A peanut butter chocolate mug cake that looks amazing from Julie Wampler at the table for two blog.

Source: Peanut Butter Chocolate Mug Cake

Easy to make creamy cilantro that doubles as a salad dressing and dipping sauce from GIMME DELICIOUS.

Source: Creamy Cilantro Sauce and Dressing

Once you learn what béchamel sauce is, you’ll realize it’s integral to so many amazing dishes, from mac and cheese to lasagna.

From Bon Appétit: Okay, What Is Béchamel Sauce, Anyway?