If you're searching for a useful, and doable, New Year's resolution here's one for you. Go through your utensil drawers in the kitchen and clear out those gizmos and whatchamabobs you never use.

Who really needs more than one citrus zester, or an oyster shucking knife? What are those square plastic things tucked in the far corner anyway?

Three rolling pins for someone who never bakes a pie seems excessive. Keep grandmom's, donate the rest.

You don't have to do everything at once. Choose a drawer, set the kitchen timer for 15 minutes, and start sorting.

As you rifle through ask yourself: How often do I use it? Is it an essential tool for a recipe I cook often? Can something else I already use, and use often, do the same task?

Put back only those things you really use, and send the others to charity. Let someone else have the fun of owning the nutmeg grater, the cheese slicer, the tea strainer they've always wanted. Chances are in a week or two you'll have forgotten you ever owned it.

Especially as you'll be busy admiring your neatly organized kitchen drawers.

Save the date

Come out, eat some fresh Dungeness crab and support a great cause. Benton Franklin Humane Society's Crab Feed is from 2 to 8 p.m. Jan. 21, at St. Joseph's parish activity center, 901 W. Fourth Ave., Kennewick

The crab feed includes Dungeness crab, baked beans, coleslaw, mashed potatoes and hot garlic bread. There will also be plenty of your favorite Ice Harbor beer available for purchase.

Cost is $36 and tickets are available at the shelter or at the door.

For more information, go to www.bfhs.com/Crab_Feed.html.

New read

The book: The 15-Minute Gourmet, Creative Cuisine Made Fast and Fresh by Paulette Mitchell.

Cost: $25

Best for: The author's recipes rely on her imaginative use of ingredients, not elaborate techniques. Pairing fresh ingredients with pantry staples, these recipes offer traditional favorites, as well as tasty, modern dishes. Her speedy meals are simple enough that even a novice can prepare them for the family on a busy weeknight.

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