Problem - how do I get rid of small ants in my kitchen?

Insects come into the kitchen looking for water. They already have all the food they can stand. There is almost nothing you can do to keep them away from water, except maybe go to a hotel during ant season. Get Terro at any hardware store and leave it any place you have seen ants. Use small drops, not a big one. Put the bait where it's out of your way but ants have to walk around it. And that is the best you can do. If that doesn't do it, you need professional treatment.