Pale pink refrigerators, as we saw last week, are subtle enough to fit seamlessly into an otherwise neutral kitchen. But amp it up and you get something much more striking.

• Hot Pink in the Kitchen
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No matter who you're with this Valentine's evening, you probably want a meal that is easy to pull together after work. Here are some suggestions for you: Instructions for cooking a perfect steak, a dish of creamy pasta with lemon and hazelnuts, homemade creme brulee!

• 15 Recipes for Valentine's
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Thanks to Kitchn reader Loi for sharing her sweet kitchen facelift with us! It's always inspiring to see creative kitchen solutions from readers.

In Loi's case, her eclectic approach is both aesthetically-pleasing and functional.

• Loi's Budget Kitchen Facelift
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It was an unofficial chocolate week last week at The Kitchn. We tantalized you with pudding cakes and fudgy brownies topped with a creamy raspberry swirl. But we had savory stuff too: Thai stir-fried greens, steak with mushrooms and blue cheese potatoes, and more!

• New Recipes from The Kitchn
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Sorting waste can be a real challenge in a small kitchen. We came up with a semi-custom and affordable solution.

• Small Kitchen Waste Solution
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What's not to like about single-serve coffee brewers? Well, while the cost of the pods may win out over a daily Starbucks habit, when broken down to per pound prices, it's a little shocking just how much they cost.

• Surprising Cost of Coffee Pods
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Look at this galley kitchen. Pretty ordinary, right? It has nice light, and a bold wash of color... and then, turn your head. That's an enormous, gilt-framed painting on the wall, smack dab in the middle of this otherwise modest kitchen. Wow! What a statement! What do you think of this?

• Huge Painting in the Kitchen
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This is a full-on, top-to-bottom remodel, a dramatic before and after for a young homeowner. While we love smaller remodels too, it is so gratifying to watch someone completely transform a kitchen!

• Floor-to-Ceiling Kitchen Remodel
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See these green and perky scallions? They weren't so perky a week ago. In fact, they were chopped down to their roots. But a scant week of water and a windowsill grew them back -- did you ever learn how easy this is?

• Re-Grow Green Onions
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It has become something of a tradition to line up our favorite food-related Valentine's cards every year, for your perusal. You still have time to do a bit of shopping for food-lovin' sentiments!

Love comes in all shapes and flavors this year, many guilty — from French fries, to roast dinner, to milk and cookies, here are 10 food-lovers' cards from Etsy.

• Valentines for Food-Lovers
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