Things I Love: A Tiny Bowl

I love the color of this little bowl, which is just large enough to cradle in the palm of my hand. Small but mighty, it's one of the most useful objects in my kitchen, and I find myself reaching for it again and again.

The bowl, from Davistudio, is the perfect place to plunk the soy sauce when we're eating dumplings.  At cocktail time it's happy to hold olives, pistachios, or a bit of pate.  It's just the thing when I'm separating eggs. And at the end of the evening, when I'm tempted to throw away the last few spoonfuls of mashed potato, I scoop them into the little blue bowl instead.  

You never know when a leftover bite is going to be exactly what you want to eat.