To say that my apartment is small wouldn't really give you an idea to the dimensions. Without the bathroom and the entry hallway, its not much bigger than the bedroom I had in my parents' house; its not any bigger than one of the bedrooms my brothers had in my parents' house. My kitchen, my laundry room, and all storage space is comprised into one wall on the left - of the entry hallway. Such limited space and such long days have tended to lend little inspiration for really expanding my culinary palate. Then I met Jill Santopietro(youtube her). In her 11 by 11 foot kitchen in her New York City apartment, she has been able to produce tangerine sherbet, Roquefort salad, and Eggs in Purgatory, just to name a few. Granted, that's still more space than I have, and she is the owner of an oven while I am not, but I'm realizing that my tiny space is mine. I can experiment, and make a mess, and ruin food, and not do the dishes until the next day because there is no one to tell me otherwise.
I have no pictures to prove my success, but my banana pancakes were delicious. I concocted a huge pot of Minestrone soup, as well as chicken noodle. Some great salads. Then there has been my Korean dish - dokboki. Whoever thought that huge chunks of dough and onions covered with hot pepper sauce would be tasty? It is. My favorite and easiest - Mandu. Dumplings stuffed with everything from octopus and shrimp, to beef and peppers, to honey and seseme. Some of the best Korean dishes (galbi, shabu shabu, bimbibop) I am a bit trepidicious about attempting, especially without guidance. The plan is to get a cookbook, so I can practice these dishes before bringing them back to the U.S. 
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