Given my job and how big our family is, our kitchen is pretty small. So we've used every trick in the book to make it feel roomier: We painted it white (it used to be dark wood), we added a door with windows to let in some light and put cheery knobs on the cupboards.

Family dinners are a priority for us. Two goals that are key to The Picky Eaters Project include the entire family sitting down at the table for our meals and having a clear start and end time to our dinners.

As for my small kitchen appliances, dishes and utensils, we have three storage spots in addition to our kitchen. Daily dishes are on shelves in the dining area (pictured), small appliances are in the laundry room (my husband built shelves in there) and the rest are in our garage. Lots of walking when I cook!

Featured here are some of my favorite cookbooks, including Bobby Flay's Grill It. Bobby signed it and put all four girls' names in there with a total smile on his face. He's a treasure and that book reminds me of that first time I met him — long before Food Network Star.