Every week we bring you our favorite posts from our friends over at Serious Eats. This week we were intrigued by this guide to buying a wok, as well as a scrummy apricot cake, Armenian string cheese, and a shaved asparagus and prosciutto salad!

• Equipment: How to Buy a Wok - Which wok is best? Peruse these qualifications, and see the Serious Eats top recommendation.

• What to Do with Cocoa Nibs - Crunchy yet tender, chocolatey and bitter in all the right ways!

• Braided Armenian String Cheese - A spectacular ball of braided wisps of salty cheese.

• Dinner Tonight: Shaved Asparagus, Pea, and Prosciutto Salad - All we can say is yum.

• Cook the Book: Apricot Cake - A scrumptious summer cake from Recipes from an Italian Summer.

Previous Good Eats: Deborah Madison's Tangelo-Tangerine Pudding

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