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Take A Tour Of The New Delish Kitchen Studios

Started from the bottom now we're here.

We filmed upwards of 6,000 videos within a 350-square-foot kitchen space. We squeezed past each other to test and photograph recipes on one teeny tiny kitchen island. We even stored all of our dishes in a broken refrigerator.

But now we're proud to show you the new Delish Kitchen Studios : a 3,000-square-foot space with everything we need to keep bringing you your favorite recipes and videos. And in honor of this major unveiling, we invited some of your favorite Delish hosts to give you a tour of our new home.

Our hosts Julia, Jackie, Adriana, Justin, and Brooke are here to show you everything, from our three different studio spaces to our main test kitchen. All of the aspiring Marie Kondos out there will go wild for the way it's expertly organized—just take a look at our new prop closet.

Everything about our new space is meant to bring more of your favorite recipes and videos to life. We have a dedicated spot for photoshoots, multiple spaces to film some of your favorite shows ( Grocery Showdown , anyone?), and even our very own bar . Okay, that last one might also be meant for us.

Take a look at the video above to see the new Delish Kitchen Studios in all of its glory. And stay tuned for even more recipes and videos made in our new digs.

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Waterworks Cofounder Barbara Sallick Shares 10 Brilliant Secrets to Designing the Perfect Kitchen

Plus, a rare look inside her own Connecticut kitchen.

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It's no surprise the author of The Perfect Kitchen (Rizzoli, 2020) and Waterworks cofounder Barbara Sallick has a beautiful kitchen. But her Connecticut cookspace does boast some unexpected design details, starting with it's "tile envelope."

"I thought I was just going to tile the backsplash," says Sallick, who adds that she soon decided to clad every wall surface with 4-by-8-inch (rather than the more typical 3-by-6-inch) subway tiles.

The Perfect Kitchen

"I love the grid they create, I love the materials, and I love the scale of the larger size tile."

We followed up with Barbara to ask her about the best ideas for kitchen design today. Whether you prefer white kitchens or colorful cookspaces , you're sure to find inspiration from her kitchen-decor ideas . Here are her top 10 secrets to designing the perfect kitchen. ( Psst : It's totally okay to mix finishes in a kitchen!)

• I always advise people to start in their closets first . If you wear all black and white, you are probably not going to be happy with a blue kitchen.
• Inventory your kitchen memories. Think about the memories you have from kitchens in your past, and think about the memories you want to create in your new space.
• The single most important design consideration in a kitchen is to make it personal. Think about how you'll use it, how you want to live. If you can make it personal, it will function perfectly.
• The biggest mistake people make in their kitchens is not working with a kitchen designer. They will end up saving you money, as kitchen design mistakes are expensive and difficult — if not impossible — to correct.
• If you go with color in the kitchen, do it with conviction. That means you really have to go all in. If you just dip a toe in the water, it's not so successful.
• When people ask me about stains on marble, I tell them it just doesn't matter. If you look closely at mine, you will see spots and stains. But they are the story of what we do here. Stone has a bit of a romance for me. I just love that stone that's been around for millions of years has landed on my counter.
• The one place where you should never, ever skimp is on gorgeous hardware. There, and the sink and faucet. Together, that's the most used appliance in the kitchen. And, it's totally okay to mix finishes!
• Every kitchen needs a little softness. This can come from a runner on the floor or cushions on chairs or bar stools.
• One item I never like to use in kitchens is curtains. I suppose a valence is okay, if you must have a window treatment, but I just prefer to maximize natural light in the kitchen and a view to the outdoors.

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Organized Kitchen Tour

This organized kitchen tour is packed full of ideas to help declutter your kitchen cabinets, drawers, pantry, and refrigerator and keep them neat and tidy!

I’ve kind of been on a kitchen organization kick lately. It’s one of the areas of our home that is used most often, so I wanted to make sure it was organized as well as possible to meet our family’s needs.

I have been setting up little systems within the kitchen here and there since we moved in about a year ago, but I recently went through and rethought every cabinet and drawer and moved things around to really try to make the most of our space!

You can take our organized kitchen tour in this week’s video!

Our Organized Kitchen Tour

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I do feel like I should make a few caveats about our kitchen. First, I am not a phenomenal cook, so I don’t have a ton of gadgets and extra cooking items that I store in our kitchen.

Second, we moved from a townhouse with a really small kitchen, so I only kept the essentials there and I haven’t really accumulated many more items since we moved. This kitchen has way more cabinet storage than the last one, so that’s why we have some empty shelves and drawers available. I’m always fine with having extra space!

Finally, everyone’s kitchen needs and setup will be different. I don’t know that I have anything in the exact same space as our last kitchen, and that is with mostly the same items! You definitely have to do what works for your family’s habits and routines and your particular kitchen layout.

**I will share a source list with as many of our kitchen items as possible at the end of the post.

Let’s take a peek at our kitchen storage, starting with the island…

Kitchen Island Storage

Since the island is where I do most of the prep work when I’m cooking, I wanted to make sure I had my mixing bowls and bakeware close by. These two larger cabinets in the island fit everything perfectly, with the clear glass bakeware and bowls on the top shelves and the other items, including cooling racks, on the bottom.

Our house came with these slide out shelves built into the bottom cabinets, and I love them because they make everything so easy to access!

Above these cabinets are drawers to hold some miscellaneous items– candles and lighters for birthdays, an electric knife and rolling pin, also used for meal prep, and some chargers.

I didn’t really feel like I had a ton of items to put in drawers, so we had some space left over in several of them. In fact, on the other half of the island, I actually had a drawer that stayed completely empty!

I did add a pretty contact paper liner to all of the drawers, though, so that they would be easier to clean and also to give them an extra pop of pattern.

The final drawer in the island holds all of our sharp items. I moved from a countertop knife block to these bamboo knife organizers at our last house and I love that they keep the knives tucked out of the way! I also put in a simple drawer organizer to hold our apple slicing tool and bottle opener.

Under those drawers I have two cabinets with more slide out shelves. One of the shelves holds all of our boxed items like ziplock bags, foil, plastic wrap, wax paper, etc. The drawers in the island are actually fairly shallow and I was having trouble getting the boxes to fit neatly in a drawer, so putting them on a slide out shelf ended up being the perfect solution for us.

I also keep our pots and pans on this side of the island, which is right next to the stove. I don’t use any fancy organizers to keep them neat; I simply nest them inside one another and place the lids on top, and it has worked really well to keep this cabinet in shape!

I keep our colanders in this cabinet as well. I admit– I use colanders more often for decoration than I do for cooking, which is why I have quite a few of them! Oops! 🙂

Kitchen Sink Area

Across from the island, we have our dishwasher + a few cabinets. To the left of the dishwasher, there is a very narrow cabinet that is perfect for holding all of our cutting boards…

And we also have our under-the-sink area organized, which I showed in this video a few weeks ago.

Clear Drawers | Dish Soap Dispenser | Air Tight Containers | Cleaning Caddy

Kitchen Corner Organization

In the back corner of the kitchen, we have quite a few cabinets for storage, which is great, but the shape and size of some of them can definitely be challenging sometimes.

It took me a bit to figure out what to put in the very narrow upper cabinet by the sink, but it ended up working perfectly as a medicine cabinet of sorts.

I keep all of our daily vitamins on the bottom shelf, and then I used some simple gray organizers that I found at HomeGoods to organize the rest of our meds. I cut out a little medical cross with my Silhouette machine + adhesive vinyl as an extra little touch!

The kids’ meds (read: mostly band aids that they insist they need about 10 times per day 😉 ) are in the lowest organizer, and then adult meds are higher up.

The corner cabinet can be another challenging space to organize in the kitchen. In our last house I had our everyday dishes in this cabinet (mostly because that’s the only place they would fit!), but in this house I’m using it to hold our serving pieces, and that has been working out well so far.

You can also see our little container of chip clips that I keep handy so we can easily access them when we’re cleaning up from lunch or dinner.

Right beside the corner cabinet I keep all of the items for a little “smoothie station.” I have a smoothie or shake nearly every day, so this cabinet is used often!

The next cabinet is where I keep our everyday dishes…

I simply have them organized by color! Up above I keep some mason jars that I’ll sometimes use for food storage or to hold a bouquet of flowers. I also have a basket that keeps our lesser used kitchen gadgets, things we still need to keep on hand but that we don’t access often.

Down below, we have a lazy susan in the corner cabinet…

We keep all of our paper products in this cabinet, which are mostly used for the kids’ birthday parties or if they’re having a lot of friends over.

Beside that corner cabinet, we have a few more cabinets with pull out shelves…

I’ve done separate posts about how we organize our food storage containers and our kids’ dishes . If you have a really good eye, you’ll noticed that I moved the kids’ dishes from a spot in the island over closer to our everyday dishes. We’re still using the same system, just in a different cabinet.

Down below the sliding shelves I have a few more mint bins (which I LOVE), one of which holds all of Donnie’s supplements, and the other of which holds the boys’ lunch boxes for school.

Right above these cabinets are our silverware and utensil drawers…

I used pretty much the same organization system for these in our old house and it worked really well, so why mess with a good thing?! I again used the pretty drawer liner, and love these drawer organizers with a pop of aqua at the bottom.

Organized Coffee Station

We have one final set of cabinets between our range and our refrigerator– I call this area our coffee station, though it really holds more than just coffee supplies!

The upper cabinet holds all of our glasses and mugs…

I admit, I recently couldn’t take it any longer and traded out all of our mismatched mugs for these really inexpensive plain white ones! Donnie really likes larger mugs for his coffee, so these ones held more than most of our older ones anyway.

Right below our Keurig are the two organized “junk drawers” that I showed in last week’s video …

Left Organizer | Right Organizer

Below the left drawer is Donnie’s coffee drawer. I used this clear tray to keep everything in organized rows.

Along with the Keurig, he also has a traditional coffee pot that he’ll get out occasionally, so those supplies are in this drawer.

The bottom drawer in this row is devoted to dish towels and pot holders.

The clear organizers I used to keep everything separated are from HomeGoods, and I loved that the 3 of them fit perfectly in this space!!

The final cabinet holds our cookie sheets and muffin tin.

You can see that this cabinet used to have a slide out shelf as well; I removed it to have more room for the cookie sheets. I just use a really simple organizer that I found at Bed, Bath, and Beyond to keep this cabinet organized, and it works like a charm!

That about does it for the cabinets!

Refrigerator and Pantry

The only things left in the kitchen are our refrigerator …

And our pantry …

Spice Jars | Risers | Storage Containers | Water Bottle Storage | CrockPot | KitchenAid

I did separate videos on each of those areas, so I won’t go into detail about them again, but you can get the details about our organized refrigerator here and our organized pantry here .

Whew! That was a lot of info! Hopefully this gives you a better idea of how our kitchen is set up and maybe gives you some ideas for organizing your own kitchen as well!

Kitchen Sources

As promised, here is a source list of many of the items we use in our kitchen…

Drawer Liner

Knife Organizer

Clear Drawer Organizer

Clear Drawers Under the Kitchen Sink

Cruet to Hold Dish Soap

Air Tight Storage Containers

Cleaning Caddy

Silhouette Cameo

Adhesive Vinyl

Pyrex Food Storage Containers

Y-Weave Storage Bins

Silverware Drawer Organizer

Junk Drawer Organizer 1

Junk Drawer Organizer 2

Coffee Drawer Organizer

Cookie Sheet Organizer

Riser for Spice Jars

Pantry Food Storage Containers

Water Bottle Storage Rack

KitchenAid Mixer

Pendant Lights

Stools: World Market, no longer available

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Do you have any awesome kitchen organization tips to share? I’d love to hear them in the comments below!

Have a wonderful day!

31 Comments

Hey Abby- I really like how you organized your kitchen! Since I don’t live near a Home Goods, would you be able to find out the brand of the containers for the inside of your narrow cabinet? I have a narrow cabinet like that and those would be perfect! Thank you!

Hi, Kimberly! I just went and looked at them and couldn’t see any brand markings on them anywhere– I’m so sorry about that! Some brands that I think I’ve gotten at HomeGoods before are InterDesign, mDesign, and iDesign, and I’m pretty sure they sell items on Amazon too, so it may be worth looking there. Hope you’re having a great week!

Beautifully, organized kitchen. You have given me a lot of food for thought. I do have cupboard envy. I would love to have more cupboard space and swoon every time an HGTV home seeking show, has a home with an actual butler’s pantry! Wouldn’t that be delightful! A girl can dream–in the mean time-I think I may need to pare down a few things…

Oh, I would just love a butler’s pantry! They are so awesome. Thanks so much, Jolene! Hope you’re having a wonderful week!

I love your kitchen Lighting! Do you mind telling me where they’re from ?

Hi, Emmy! The pendant lights are Ren Wil Bohr 1-light Black Pendant lights that we got on Overstock.com. They’re linked here: https://justagirlandherblog.com/white-kitchen-reveal/ . Thanks so much and have a wonderful day!

I’m always impressed with your organization posts, especially of your kitchen, because I don’t think mine have every looked so magazine gorgeous. I’m inspired by them and think that maybe, when the kiddos are out of the house, mine may be just as beautiful! Thanks for the tour of your kitchen to give inspiration and ideas!

Aw, thank you so much, Amy! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Hope you’re having a wonderful week! <3

How did you make your island so beautiful!? We have the same floor plan, cabinet color and island. I wanted to get the newer island being released but they would not change it during our build. Even though our home hadn’t even started! I was thinking bead board on the back, but that looks so much more elegant!

Hi, Savanna! We wrote all about how we added custom trim in this post: https://justagirlandherblog.com/how-to-add-custom-trim-to-a-kitchen-island/ . It really does make such a huge difference! Hope this helps. Have a wonderful day!

Very nicely done and I love all of your organising ideas. using acrylic bins has now become a favourite of mine thanks to your wonderful ways of adding a little colour and I thoroughly enjoyed your video

Thanks so much, Carolyn! Acrylic bins really are the best! 🙂 Happy Monday!

Hi Abby! The difficulty with my kitchen (built in the architectural black hole of the early 80’s) is that it’s huge, but the working space is itty bitty. I have added a huge second “pantry” with industrial stainless metal shelving, which has helped and I am so inspired by your videos to make what space I do have look gorgeous and not utilitarian. My kitchen is done in blacks and grays, but thanks to your video, I’ve been inspired to add punches of my favorite color–sky blue! Thanks Abby!!

Aw, yay! So glad they have been helpful for you, Jess! Love to hear that! I’m sure it looks beautiful! Have a great week! <3

I love the whole kitchen organization kitchen! I wish my kitchen was nearly as organized as yours! Anyways.. You said that you replaced the old mismatching mugs for the new inexpensive white mugs. I often feel like replacing mismatching items or other items that are not as useful, but I don’t know what to do with the old ones. What do you do with yours? Do you throw them away, donate, sell? I’d love to know what you do with them. Thanks, Abby! Oh… Btw, I purchased Building a Framework and I’m completely revamping my blog. I created a focus statement, and this alone is making a huge difference. It’s been keeping me focused on the main purpose and relevant topics! I love it

Hi, Isabel! I’m so glad that Framework has been helpful– thank you so much for your sweet words! As far as the mugs go, I pitched any that were chipped. I have a few that I use mostly just for decorating our hutch and trays, so I put those ones with my decor. My mom snagged a few of them that she thought were cute. And I keep a donate box in our basement that I am consistently filling up, dropping off, then starting a new box. So really a little bit of everything! 🙂 I hope this helps! Have a great day!

Thanks for getting back to me! I really appreciate it! I like the idea of having a donate box! I will put that in action! 🙂

Your kitchen looks GREAT! Here’s a question: I recently bought some nice, higher-end cake pans and realized (to my horror) that they don’t stack because of their perfectly vertical sides. They’re 3 inches tall and I have 3 of them. They’re great pans, but they are a storage nightmare. Do you have any suggestions?

I’ve thought about using them as “bins” for other items, but that would be a big hassle when I want to use them. Right now they’re just taking up a huge amount of shelf space in my pantry.

Any thoughts from an expert would be appreciated! Thanks, Abby!

Hi, Melanie! My first thought was something like this: https://www.target.com/p/lipper-international-bamboo-three-tier-corner-shelf/-/A-13578924#lnk=newtab , which would allow you to “stack” them without actually setting them on top of one another? If that doesn’t work, you could “file” them on their sides with a baking pan organizer if you can find one that’s wide enough or with tension rods, similar to this: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/Adke-9BIq_UwgNh5rdlQaWZKwoqzgwekjz1regzfJkQxkm5AQkSSq-U/ . I hope this helps! Have a great day!

I love how your kitchen is looking! So sleek, organized and elegant, I wish my kitchen looked like this =)

Thanks so much, Sean! I appreciate it! Have a great week!

I noticed you didn’t show anything in the cupboards above the microwave and fridge. What do you store there?

Good spot, Kristina! 🙂 There is actually a big venting tube type thing in the cabinet above the microwave, so there’s not much actual storage space in there. The cabinet above the fridge has a few random things that we don’t use often like seasonal cookie cutters and a drink dispenser that I only use a few times a year. Nothing too exciting! Hope you’re having a great week!

Would love to know where you got the towel bar, holders and pot with greenery for the end of your island. I would love to do that in my kitchen remodel. Thanks for sharing!!!!

Hi, Sherry! Those are all from the FINTORP series at IKEA: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/series/21592/ . I like them too! Best of luck with your remodel!

Your kitchen is so organized. We are getting ready to redo our kitchen cabinets and once I have that finished I am going to re-organize our entire kitchen an pantry. This is great inspiration for me! Thanks!

Awesome! So glad it will be helpful for you, Crystal! Hope you’re having a great weekend! <3

Where do you keep your cooking utensils like spatulas, wooden spoons, spaghetti fork, etc.?? Your kitchen is beautiful!!

Hi, Melodie! They are in the back corner of the kitchen in the white pitchers sitting on the hexagon tray. Thank you so much for your sweet words! Have a great week!

Hi, beautiful kitchen! Where do you keep your trash can?

Hi, Amber! It sits right at the end of the counter where the sink is. I just usually remove it for photos! 🙂

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My Kitchen Tour | Indian kitchen organizing ideas

Updated on July 4, 2021 by Raks Anand 14 Comments

My kitchen tour, kitchen organization with functional ideas for Indian kitchen, storage ideas with video, photos.

Singapore HDB

How to plan, glass for storage, glass jar details, cabinet finishing, dals, legumes, whole spices, fridge area, below stove, counter top, oil dispensers, grinder area, next to sink, drawers below grinder area, kitchen island trolley.

My kitchen tour, let's take a sneak peak at my kitchen, where I take your through my kitchen.

Actually speaking, kitchen tour was in the plans for more than a year now. When I renovated my kitchen early last year, I was so tempted to do a kitchen tour.

But it took a lot of time for me to settle. I have to admit, am not a great organizer myself, so took help from Vj, especially for the storages. What you can expect here is how I have arranged my things easy for me, functional for my convenience.

Since I am in Singapore, got most of the things in IKEA and online shopping like Lazada, Shopee etc. I will give links and information where I bought as much as possible in this post.

Please go through the post and watch video for more details. If you still have doubts, leave a comment. I will definitely reply to you. If you do not hear from me back, probably your answer is in the post or video, please go through again.

We don't carry much from India, so tried to get as much as possible locally. I had plans to buy few more stuffs from India but this year since we could not travel, I thought I will just go ahead and post this.

I love my steel dabbas I used to have earlier. But since we wanted the storage look uniform at-least to an extent, got glass bottles.

One of the frequently asked question is how to plan and how we will know how many containers we need for storing the groceries.

We first made an inventory and determined how many jars we should buy, about the volume, took note of how many it will accommodate as well. So that it would look also good when we arrange. Few are ant proof too as at times I have ant nuisance in my kitchen.

Are glass bottles easy/ convenient/ comfortable to handle?

I was first skeptical to use glass storage as I may drop it. But so far it's been good. We wanted to avoid plastic as much as possible for storage.

Stainless steel is very expensive here and as I've told before, we do not buy and carry things from India. If you can buy stainless steel you can go ahead and organize with it. It is most sustainable as why our parents were using metals.

If you notice, the ingredients I use often are light weighing glass with wooden lid. So there have been no problem with it. The Ikea jar with screw lid and clip on jars are bit heavy, so I have kept ingredients that I will not take everyday, as well as those which I will use in leisure.

I am not the person who do hurry burry cooking, so that too helps for justifying having glass storages. One more advantage is you can see through clearly the ingredients, how much is left in the jar.

I got all of them from Lazada online. But none of them are in stock now, just Google glass storage with bamboo lids. However here are the links for you to have a look.

All are bought from Singapore online shopping but not available now, still you can find in related products : Top rack: (ant proof jars): https://s.lazada.sg/s.vsET Lower rack pulses jar : https://s.lazada.sg/s.vGQN Oil dispenser set (Choose from variations) - https://www.lazada.sg/products/kitchen-glass-oil-bottle-set-household-leak-proof-seasoning-bottle-vinegar-bottle-soy-sauce-pot-cooking-wine-sesame-oil-benne-oil-bottle-seasoning-bottle-i669486169-s2039194069.html Kitchen trolley: https://www.fortytwo.sg/unity-xl-storage-buffet-bbq-table.html Other jars are from IKEA

Was specific about few things in my Kitchen.

• Backsplash - we installed a glass black splash (area behind stove) which most of the re modelling contractors will suggest in Singapore. This prevents the ugly grout that gets accumulated over period of time in the tiles. So, easy maintenance.
• Walls fixed with tiles : All HDB flats by default have this. Only that I chose broader ones to lessen the tile gaps. So the tiles are all the way up until the ceiling.
• Soft closing system: Before renovation, the old cabinet was not having this, so preferred this. The contractor's carpenter do this and is different from the high end soft closing system. So there is a slight tightness when you try to open. If you are trying to take note of this, use handles for easy usage 😀
• Lighting: I have decent natural lighting in my kitchen. But thought of having something different from the single light we used to have. So the contractor suggested these rail lighting system. These can be adjusted too to various angles.

However, I thought these lights would help me with shooting videos. But they cast a lot of shadows, which was a little disappointment in that point of view. I also have LED strips installed below the cabinet in the counter top area around stove as well as above sink area cabinet. These have separate switch controls.

My cabinets have glossy finish. While explaining, they explained it has both advantage and disadvantage. Advantage is it's easy to clean. If there's stain, just quickly wipe and it's gone.

Doesn't go deep and be there permanently. Disadvantage is it will be acting just like any glossy surface, which means it attracts finger prints and even if you do not wring your wet cloth well while wiping, it will leave those water droplet marks.

But I don't see the finger print as an issue here. Also I wipe with a dry cloth to avoid the water streak marks. It's not even 2 full years, so until now, I find it really good. I wanted pull out drawer kind for storing everyday vessels and for small kitchen appliances too.

Left hand side above the stove cabinet, I have arranged the everyday using ingredients in the front row. I use these quite often, so it should be easily reachable also should be clubbed together.

So we chose this cabinet. Also if I am taking pulses, it's easy for me to keep it there over the empty counter top. Back row also more frequent used items like pasta and upma items and also jaggery and fryums.

Second shelf higher than that has much lesser used items like legumes. I use only once or twice. So all those are placed in the front with nuts on either sides. Back row in that shelf has less frequently used items like quinoa, millets and other random groceries I will use still.

Top shelf, we put away my pasta machine, as I don't take that often. Also I keep the triphala and trikatukam that amma passes to me in a wooden box (which we tried to use for rice but it smelt wierd) So I take and refill from it in smaller bottles for everyday consumption. My puttu maker also went up there as I am not that much fan of puttu.

Right above the stove, I have kept anjarai petti and masala box. One is for south Indian tempering (has ingredients according to my preference - for example toor dal also is there in my anjarai petti as I use it for vatha kuzhambu, puli saar kind of things)

Another one have all masala/ spice powders. Earlier I used to have all these in a fridge shelf. But now thought of having it in the spice box as I got new one for the southern ingredients. Also my new fridge can't accommodate those. Actually I already have a rack for more masala powders I rarely use. So I cant keep these too inside. These will get over soon, so no need to keep inside I feel.

It has red chilli (spicy one, mild one) garam masala, kitchen king masala, coriander powder, turmeric and cumin seeds too. Because it is needed to all north Indian sabji or dal for easy reach. In front of it, I keep asafoetida, both solid and powder (my favorite ingredient in the whole kitchen) . Other side I keep panangalkandu (Palm sugar candy that I use for turmeric milk or sukku coffee) and cooking soda.

If you are wondering what that platform is, we did not ask for it, but it is used to conceal the wiring of the switch controls there and the led wiring system as well. That reminds me of the switches placed inside there. One for the kitchen hood (electric chimney) and another for LED light control under the cabinets.

The electric chimney is easy to dismantle and change the oil filter.

On the other side, I have ingredients that need frequent refilling. Kashmiri (mild) red chilli powder, fenugreek seeds (for idli dosa batter as well as I soak and eat at times) Cumin seeds and biryani leaf. Back row have mor milagai, whole kashmiri red chilli, black pepper and mustard.

Middle shelf, I kept my flours in one side and urad dal, red chilli & coriander seeds on other side. At times I find reaching red chilli is not that easy if in hurry, but in that case, I take a bunch and keep in my anjarai petti itself for the day's cooking alone.

Top shelf I have the Ikea tins which I own for a long time now in which I keep vathals/ vadams. One for koozh vadam, one for sago vadam and one for onion vathal. All are empty now! Thanks C*r*na!! Other side I have the appe pan/ paniyaram pan. One for shooting use (no stains should be there you see!) and another one for my regular use (Indolium and it has the yellow oil stains, just like any of your indolium pans. I told you! we bloggers are also humans haha)

In a wire basket which I bought ages ago when I came to Singapore as a colander (It looked like if I use it may rust, so put use of it like this) , I kept idiyappam press, bamboo steamer, murukku press and it's appropriate plates in a small plastic box.

Lower reacheable shelf have both rice varieties I use for biryani/ pulao - Basmati & jeeraga samba (recent fav). In another wire concealing boxed area, I have kept sambar podi and paruppu podi. If I make idli podi, I will be keeping that too in front of the rice. Also have my pepper mill placed there, though I have pepper powdered in fridge. At times, we need fresh crushed, sprinkle of pepper right, so I use this at that time.

Middle shelf have 3 different type of rice. These are also our recent favorites. So we swap our sona masuri with these once in a while. Upper shelf have whole spices. Behind also I have 3 extra medium clip on jars. If I have some extra random ingredient, I will use it. These clip lid jars are also from Ikea (Man, I am free influencer of Ikea now! 😄)

Though I have the whole spices up there, I have smaller storage over my fridge door as fridge mangnet. These may be common at Singapore/ or for you. But folks from India just love this idea as it is new to them and buy it back to India from here.

So I take it from there for using those spices - cardamom, cinnamon & clove all in one box, marathi moggu & star anise in 2 nd, Kal pasi/ stone flower in the third (This also I found only in last 2-3 years and just love the flavour in biryani and kurma - just like restaurant style aroma)

I have some fridge magnets stuck to the fridge door too. I used to have tiny fridge magnet photo frames earlier, now just only one is there. My fridge is a 450 ml 2 door fridge.

I have the freezer compartment down. Because I usually store the urad dal I buy bulk from India (only item bought back from India). So store it below. Also it's easy to have vegetable compartment up (main reason, hehe)

Above fridge is a small cabinet. To use up that space, I have kept my baking trays/ muffin trays, cake tins. Because I rarely bake. So put away there. Also keep cookie cutters, skewers and other baking accessories in a large baking tray which I don't even know why I bought.

I would never bake that much big cake anytime. So atleast for the sake of buying, I use it like that to feel less guilty. I have kept my hand blender also in that place, so the whole shelf is for baking items.

Above shelf also have one glass bakeware. I dont use much so went up. A nonstick kadai sits over that tray. I am making in my regular kadai itself, so it's just a keep sake now. I have couple of big ladle (for boondi) and a large batter vessel also in the top shelf.

Next to my fridge is a tall unit. The above shelf have a hot box, small idli pot (old), pickle jar, Ikea pot, glass water jug and a spice box. Most of them are gifts. Below I have couple of larger pots too.

Also some plates I use when guests come. In the front, I have my recent buy - pyrex glass measuring jars. I also have a glass bottle which I use for shooting.

Below it, there is a cabinet with door which is supposed to be a place for microwave oven in a usual tall unit cabinet. I just chose to keep my mixie there. Behind I had some space, so kept 3 caddys.

One have sauces, pasta sauce, honey, coconut milk & condensed milk (un opened) Next one have random ingredients in small amount, which I have stored in pasta sauce bottles, recycled.

It has sesame seeds, ajwain, kalonji seeds kind of ingredients. Next caddy have syrup, rose water, kewra water, two types of vinegars. Also have black salt, onion and garlic powder in it. Beside mixie, I have my sugar and coffee canister.

I initially used to keep a set of 3 in red over my counter top itself. But I rarely drink tea. Those 3 containers also become old (in fact lids were worn away). So ordered 2 canisters from Amazon. It's slightly larger, but perfect to hold all the sugar and one all the coffee. it is really good to preserve the fresh smell in that one.

Below it, I have my built in oven. I got a local brand here. Then below is a small drawer where I kept the oven manual & bread maker manual to refer (I forget the menu and temperature/ never cared to remember) oven tong, bottle brushes, Aj's baked pasta oven dishes.

Baking sheet, aluminium foil, cling wrap, gloves are also kept in this small drawer. I also have some storage bag clips in it. Bottom drawer have the small kitchen appliances. Toaster, sandwich maker, electric chopper, mixie jars and coffee maker.

So right hand side of the stove have few drawers. First one have spoons organized in a tray. Beside I also have tongs, gas lighter, knife sharpener. All these are kept conveniently in the upper drawer for a quick grab.

Behind I have kept 3 dividers to keep small random stuffs like rubber bands, few clips, funnel I use to fill my oil dispenser there. Peelers are there in the middle one and small lids in another one.

Next drawer, have all my everyday cooking ladles. Nothing other than that. I follow a thing I learnt from my mom in law. She uses specfic ladles for each and every thing and never interchanges.

So I follow the same too. No confusion. Curd ladle means it's that, for dry curry, it's this, for batter, its the large one. For kuzhambu, its this deep ladle, for kootu, for payasam and so on.

Next drawer have wooden ladles, filters, metal straws, whisks, pastry brush, garlic press (from Ikea, again my favorite kitchen tool next to knife sharpener) more whisks, Spatula and a citrus wooden press.

Last one have rolling pin, rolling marble, dusting flour - roti/ chapati set. Then in the back i have all the graters, just put up there.

I have rice tins (dabba) which I got from Saravana stores last year (only thing I got from India). Idli rice & sona masuri rice - it holds 5 kg conveniently. Next to it in 3 glass jars, have tamarind in front, rock salt, table salt behind.

Another caddy in which I keep the remaining oils after filling my oil dispensers. Also have refined oil, homemade ghee, store bought ghee (use it for pulao/ biryani/ dosa etc).

Below shelf I have two storage boxes, one for un opened extra groceries, one for opened random grocery I buy only at times. Also store bought snacks/ biscuit's are kept in it.

Next to the stove in the left have two large drawers. Upper one is for plates, everyday using vessels. I have a stackable bowl set my mom got recently. So keep cooked items in it. In the video some are inside dishwasher after our lunch, so it will be missing.

Like sambar boiling vessel will not be seen. In the bowl stack itself there will be a small bowl stack which I will be using for storing leftovers in fridge. Since I do not have microwave, I don't use glass containers for left overs storage in fridge. My coffee filters, butter milk vessel also will be seen in the either corners.

Lower drawer have couple of big items like cooker and idli pot. Also another plate rack with lids, spare idli plates. One stack of mixing bowls (two metal and 3 glass), hot pack for idli, extra milk boiling vessel (smaller one was in dishwasher then), glass sauce pan and another small vessel with lid.

These two I use for boiling/ keeping rasam/ kootu/ etc. I also have the two idli dosa batter vessel kept in the corner. Was planning to buy a container with lid for this, but still using my age old containers! I keep the chopping board also inside if it is completely dry. Otherwise keep beside the grinder (gap) or behind stove.

Now coming to the counter top, it is a basic black one with a glitter effect. I have a glass top 3 burner gas stove which I have for more than 10 years now.

We asked the renovation guys to retain - Gas stove, washing machine, dishwasher (yes, unless you specify, they will discard all) oven, fridge. They told they would try but no guarantee.

Yet they kept stove, dishwasher (except for damaging the drain pipe), washing machine and fridge. They could not retain the oven which was understandable.

We found the fridge to be too old for the new kitchen, also it smelt so bad after almost 3 month long duration (switched off). So we replaced with a new one (yay!)

Next to stove on rightside corner is the oil dispenser in a wooden frame set we got online. It's 500 ml one and it's pretty good. Next to it is a jar set from ikea for Aj's health drink and my granola. Also keep both salt next to the stove.

So this is the only area where I have kept some items. I actually move the idli rice container behind the eating rice container, create space to put the oil caddy, other stuffs there while cleaning my counter top weekly.

So the dishwasher and washing machine are in the corner/ end. Its so convenient / functional for me to take out the vessels and arrange in the near by drawers beside. Since the dishes come out dry, no need to keep it for drying somewhere.

Over the dishwasher I have this ikea dish drainer, just to keep spoons, water cups or some extra cups we need as the day goes. Never keep heavy items there. My knife block also is placed behind, so that i can grab knifes easily when I am working in the counter top.

That's the one side of my kitchen. Other side is L shape. One side corner of the counter top, I have tall unit. Which we planned to keep dusting pan, mop, brooms. But somehow have not implemented it. I keep extra polythene covers in a box which I use as dust bin/ garbage covers.

It's a tall area, but just use it for this purpose. Above which I have two shelves, one with kitchen towel, gas cans (shooting purpose), cleaning tissues, excess clips, sponges, cleaning towels in two boxes.

Next to the tall unit, I have wet grinder, bread machine as I have two plug points there. I move the bread machine to other side while grinding batter.

There is a small window opening there to pass the cooked food to dining area. We are eating in the sofa guys, so never use our dining area. In the other corner, next to sink, we have the hot and cold water dispenser which is clubbed with the water purifier.

We all three love cold water. So when I used to have it in fridge, we used to forget to refill at times, also it occupied space in the fridge. So this one saves time, space. Instant ice cold water (have to mix with regular water to drink).

The hot water is such a boon. I use it all the times - fasten cooking process. Where ever we need water boiling - rava upma in 2 mins! Boiling water for brewing (yes, it is that hot!) and all the cooking I use hot water. It is also handy when we need to drink hot water.

This has become my most favorite kitchen appliances now! Above it I have my google Nest hub. I love to listen to songs, early in morning first thing.

While cooking alone, this will make you less bored. Also helps you with random stuffs as a clock, timer, weather forecast (before keeping all the drying sticks outside) read out recipes, news etc.

My sink is a double sink, though I literally do not use it for soaking the dishes. I wash only vessels that are meant to be hand washed. So use one sink for washing, one for draining.

Once excess water drains, keep it up in the dish drainer racks, just above the skin. We have installed a Blum pull up door for that cabinet to keep it covered. I also keep kadai and other stuffs there to use through out the day.

Above is a cabinet where I have stored my rice cooker. I use rice cooker for cooking brown rice, red rice matta rice in the brown rice mode. I just love how rice turns out perfect each time when I use this electric rice cooker. No soaking, multiple whistles or draining etc. Perfect, fluffy, rice.

Next to it have one small cabinet (above water dispenser) where I have this colander we use for washing vegetbales. Other side top shelf have some un used water bottles, excess mixie jar kind of stuffs.

Lower shelf have a small rack in which I have kept the coconut grater tray, a moram & a extra lid (of clip on pressure cooker) and the coconut grater. Also I keep Aj's lunch box & school water bottle.

Below the sink, its the usual stuff. One side in a caddy, have kept all cleaners, washing detergents. Other side, extra cleaners and the micro fibre clothes for cleaning. You will also see the water purifier system behind everything.

Next to this also there is a corner cabinet. Upper one, I have lined with a metal sushi dish drainer which came with the sink (but don't use) . So kept the iron kadai, tawa/ tadka pan I use often.

Inside will be pasta plates, extra storage graters and in the corner I have a stack of vessels I use as serving dishes (stainless steel) when guests come.

Lower shelf have a separator rack over which I have 3 pressure cooker places. one for making biryani, one small cooker for one pot dishes, one clip on pressure cooker. Below the separator, I have kept a larger mixing bowl (glass) and one colander which I rarely use.

Also the cooker accessory vessel, mini idli plates kept below. In front, have a sieve inside and mortar pestle I use for crushing ginger, making fresh rasam powder etc. I used to make turmeric tea often, so it has got a slight yellow tint in it.

There are drawer next to this cabinet (below grinder) I have measuring cups and measuring accessories in it. Also will have some excess dish clothes/ kitchen clothes. Below it I have the draw separated into 3.

One have small bowls for taking ingredients for my video shoot. Next one have kitchen tools like can opener, slicer, turner, herb scissors, ice cream scoop. Another separator have my wet grinder accessories, a dough divider/ scrapper and a chocolate shaver.

Lower drawer have the new Le Creuset pot and pan that I got recently.

Next to the entrance of kitchen, in front of fridge, I used to have a cabinet. When remodeling, we removed it and now keeping a kitchen island trolley over there.

I always wished for an Island work area in my kitchen, but since for the layout we have, it is not possible, we thought of having this trolley atleast. I use it for shooting, sometimes as a counter top too for my kitchen works.

Below is a small space, where I have arranged all the onion, tomato, potatoes in baskets. I also have ginger garlic over there. It also have a storage cabinet, where I keep all the pans, kadais I have.

Pans are kept in a organizer, kadai are stacked. In the sides, I have stuck few sticker hooks, in which I have hanged metal strainers kind of things. Sides have one area where I can perfectly fit the oil dispenser caddy.

Below is a rod in which we can put the kitchen towel / roll. Other side have hooks hanging. I have measuring spoons and woolen pot holders my co sis made for me hanging in it.

That's my kitchen as it is where I create dishes/ posts and share with you all. Now that you saw my whole kitchen, you may be able to relate to all the places when you see it in other recipes/ videos. Thank you for patiently reading the whole post!

Reader Interactions

October 03, 2020 at 1:40 am

Dear Madam,

It was interesting and Good to see your Kitchen. Its very well organised & does give new ideas of stocking everday cooking items.

October 03, 2020 at 9:08 pm

Thank you 🙂

October 03, 2020 at 5:23 pm

Hi rajeshwari… I loved loved your kitchen and more so I loved the way you have gone through each portion so patiently.. You have kept your kitchen so neat.. Beautiful and thank you..

Rajeswari V

October 03, 2020 at 6:57 pm

October 03, 2020 at 8:35 pm

I loved your kitchen. It's neatly organized too. Thanks for sharing . Which hob and chimney are you using? Above chimney you have storage space which is really good.

October 03, 2020 at 9:07 pm

Thank you, it's Turbo chimney and hob (Local brand). Both were bought separately. Hob is very old one using for long time, chimney is just new one installed when we renovated.

October 13, 2020 at 8:56 am

Your kitchen looks simply superb. Love it. I live in singapore too.. i follow your recipes for almost everything and they are really good. Just a small request please do some posts on useful singapore kitchen appliances that you have used so far such as electrical vegetable chopper, blender, oven, Fridge, etc. It will be really helpful for newcomers in singapore who require guidance in overall kitchen stuff that includes cooking and kitchen setup. Thank you.

October 14, 2020 at 7:49 am

Thank you Mithila 🙂 Sure that's a nice suggestion. Will do it.

Sivaranjani

November 15, 2020 at 4:25 pm

Hi raji I am having an idea of xhanging my plastic containers to glass containers but i have a confusion between whether to go with glass containers or stainless steel canisters. Because as the days goes by whether the glass containers will become or fade away? Stainless containers after we wash it will be shiny (palichunu irukum ) . How about glass containers.

November 15, 2020 at 8:00 pm

As I have mentioned in the post, I wanted to have steel, not that glass may become dim, but for easy handling (no breakage) But here it would have been possible if I was in India. So glass was next. Glass wont become dim. It depends how we handle - clean with sponge meant for it not any harsh sponge/ scrub. I use dishwasher, so not even a scratch 🙂 This applies to steel as well. So if you could get steel, you can go for steel. I love glass for one more advantage - See through what's inside!

January 02, 2021 at 11:15 pm

Thank you raks for your reply. I have seen your home tour video nearly ten times I admire your kitchen a lot raji. I wonder how you plan and bought the no of containers .. how you plan for it ... Please post a video to how to decide about the quantities of containers needed for the kitchen . So that to avoid going again to the shop or buying online again . Also I am having some bronze idly pot and anjarai petti with me . Can we wash this in dish washer .

January 03, 2021 at 8:53 am

I will sure share it in detail 🙂 Thank you so much! Regarding the Bronze utensils, please never put inside dishwasher. Rub it with lemon/ tamarind + Salt. Use metal scrubber to bring shine and clean.

January 02, 2021 at 11:29 pm

Thank you for your reply. I have a request to you. As you have told that you made a inventory and decided about the no of jars needed, and the volume. Pls make a separate vlogs on that. So that it will be very useful for us also for beginners before they purchase containers for kitchen. Also all the youtubers bloggers are showing home tour but no body is saying how to decide the about containers needed and how to plan . Atleast you share with us. Will you

January 03, 2021 at 12:16 pm

Thank you very much for your reply. Awaiting your post reg the list

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सो लेट डू एन किचन टूर पर दिस यू शॉप किचन और एन पैरेलल वन इस वेल और दिस इस एन कंप्लीट व्हाइट मॉड्यूलर किचन और इट्स लुक कंपलीटली स्टनिंग साड़ी चीज इसमें व्हाइट है स्टार्टिंग फ्रॉम डी काउंटर टॉप केबिनेट्स लोअर केबिनेट्स अंदर हिट केबिनेट्स अपर हिट कैबिनेट सब व्हाइट है विद पंज ऑफ गोल्ड एवं डी डेकोर इस गोइंग ऑन व्हाइट और गोल्डन थिंक सो क्लाइंब वेरी स्पेसिफिक की हमें साड़ी चीजें हैं व्हाइट पे चाहिए विद गोल्ड टेंस सो इसमें सारे सिलेक्शंस जो 90% पार्ट है उसको व्हाइट रखा है प्लस हाइलाइटिंग एलिमेंट जैसे की हैंडल आप यहां पे देख रहे हो दिस इस गोल्ड और दें फिर यहां पे आगे बढ़ते हुए जो अल्युमिनियम फ्रेम्स के जो ग्लास शटर हैं वे हैव गान पर गोल्डन इन डेट इसे वेल प्लस हैंडल्स इन डी नाक इस गोल्डन बाकी साड़ी चीज इस पे व्हाइट राखी गई है इस किचन को प्लेन करने के लिए जो जोनिंग है इसको अलग अलग जॉन्स पे डिवाइड किया हुआ है स्टार्टिंग फ्रॉम डी ब्रेकफास्ट काउंटर कोई भी किचन में आएगा सो दिस इस डी ब्रेकफास्ट काउंटर जिससे वो किचन से हमेशा कनेक्ट र सकता है और यही पे प्रेप स्पेस या सर्विंग स्पेस होती है दिस इस डी कुकि ंग जॉन तो इस जॉन में वे हैव प्लेन पर जो डी टंडेम रास तो ये वर्किंग किचन दिस इस नोट एन डेमो किचन इतना अच्छे से मेंटेन है बट दिस इस एन वर्किंग किचन सो यू कैन सी जो डी कटलासेस और विद पीवीसी ऑर्गेनाइजर सो आईटी इस जो मेंटेन प्रॉपर्ली सो साड़ी कटलरी डेट इसे गोइंग तू बी उसे इन कुकिंग एरिया रीस्टोर्ड हर दें फिर जो भी चीज इन टर्म्स ऑफ जो रेगुलर कुकिंग में लगती है अटेंसिल्स वो ऑन सेकंड रोड्स और जो बड़े यू टेंसेस हैं डेट यू हैव गान ऑन डी थर्ड ड्रॉप प्लस योर थालीस और एवरीथिंग इस गोइंग ऑन डी थर्ड ड्रॉप थ्री टाइम उसमें साड़ी चीज इस तरीके से ऑर्गेनाइजर है प्लस जो कुकिंग एरिया है उसके ऊपर चिमनी है जिसका एग्जिट राइट साइड की तरफ से है तो दिस इस एन वेरी वेरी गुड डिजाइन लेफ्ट साइड की तरफ आईएफ यू कैन सी दिस होल कैबिनेट हस बिन उसे पर 2 फिट 6 इंचेज बट राइट साइड की तरफ इसको अंदर से हमने कर कर दिया तो चिकनी का पाइप अंदर ही अंदर चला गया है कैबिनेट हाइट अंदर से छोटी हो गई है बट बाहर से पता ही नहीं चल रहा है की जैसा चिमनी पाइप गोइंग ऑन सो दिस इस एन वन ट्रैक डेट यू कैन उसे इन योर किचन तू प्लस कुछ ओपन सेल्फी बहुत ह द तक क्लीन और ऑप्टिमाइज होता है साड़ी कुकिंग की रिकॉर्डिंग चीज वही स्टॉल हो जाति है उसके बाद आता है पीईबी जॉन जो साथ में कुकिंग के कोई दूसरा परसों है जो प्रेप करें तो यहां पे जो ओनर है शूज लेडीज की डॉटर भी है तो दे हेल्प इन देवर किचन तू सो ये जो है प्रेप जॉन इसकी डेप्थ थोड़ी सी कम है बिकॉज़ हमें पैसे दे रही चाहिए था बट प्रेप में यहां पे जैसे कोई भी चीज है आपकी उसे करनी है रिगार्डिंग क्रैक के जैसे आज यूजर्स हो गए मिकसर हो गए शॉपिंग हो गया वो साड़ी चीज यही ए जाति है और उससे रिकॉर्डिंग जो चीज हैं य े हाइड्रोलिक सिस्टम में स्टोर हो जाति है आईटी इसे वेरी इजी पर डेम तू क्लीन और मेंटेन दिस एरिया प्लस जो नीचे है दिस इस पर जो हैवी स्टोरेज दिस इस जो शूटर यूनिट्स जितने भी हैवी आइटम्स हैं वो नीचे रखा जाते हैं विदाउट अन्य इशू तो यही उसे किया काउंटर में और वापस नीचे रख दिया विदाउट अन्य इशू बहुत अच्छे से ये उसे हो जाता है और लास्टली जो हमारा होता है जॉन इसमें वैकें

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World Central Kitchen victims remembered for going ‘extra mile’ to deliver aid

Soon after learning of his friend’s death, Josh Phelps saw the gruesome images of an Israeli attack that killed her and six others delivering aid in the Gaza Strip for World Central Kitchen.

“It was shocking,” said Phelps, a former WCK colleague of Australian aid worker Lalzawmi Frankcom.

He had just texted Frankcom — known as Zomi — the day before, when photos of the pair delivering food to a Native American reservation in Pine Ridge, S.D., popped up on his phone.

He sent them to her, and she responded with a heart. Hours later, she was dead.

Frankcom, 43, was among seven WCK workers who the nonprofit said were killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza on Monday. It has pushed WCK and at least one other group to pause aid operations as famine looms over besieged Gaza and pressure mounts on Israel over the rising Palestinian civilian death toll.

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The attack on the organization founded by celebrity chef José Andrés drew international rebuke and calls for a thorough investigation by Israel.

Frankcom, an Australian citizen who served as relief lead according to WCK, was one of seven killed in the strike. The organization later gave the names of three members of WCK relief team who died: Saifeddin Issam Ayad Abutaha, a 25-year-old Palestinian; Damian Soból, a 35-year-old from Poland; and Jacob Flickinger, a 33-year-old dual U.S.-Canadian citizen.

Three British members of an accompanying security team were also killed: John Chapman, 57; James Henderson, 33; and James Kirby, 47.

WCK said the team was traveling in the Palestinian enclave in vehicles that included two armored cars branded with the World Central Kitchen logo. The aid group said it had coordinated its movement with the Israeli military.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces “unintentionally hit innocent people” and that Israel would fully investigate the “tragic incident.”

Phelps, who left WCK in 2021, remembered Frankcom as a person who could make lifelong friends in the direst situations. “You knew when Zomi was in the room,” he said. “She loved to laugh, loved to have a good time.”

The two met in 2018 after a volcano eruption in Guatemala, as Frankcom was traveling in Central America and taking classes online after leaving a job at an Australian bank. She began helping to provide food aid with WCK. Her work took her around the world, including Paradise, Calif.; Egypt; and Turkey. “She just bonded with every community she worked in,” Phelps said.

The last mission they did together was in Haiti in 2021. “She was riding around delivering food on the back of motorcycles,” Phelps recalled. “Her sense of responsibility to the people we serve and to go the extra mile was really special — and also to keep a great attitude.”

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That attitude took her to Gaza. When Phelps messaged on WhatsApp to ask how she was feeling, she wrote back: “I’m getting used to the drones but the booms still make my tummy go funny.”

Her death shook people she had met around the world, Phelps said. “She had a zest for life, a heart for service,” he added. “People will remember her.”

Australian officials condemned the strike and said they had contacted Israeli authorities and called for an investigation. “We expect full accountability for these deaths,” the Australian Foreign Ministry said.

Yousef Sharef said Abutaha was a cousin working with the WCK team in Gaza whose death was a “big loss” to the family and a shock. “He was a friendly, lovely person, and he used to always do good things and to support people who need help,” Sharef said.

Britain summoned the Israeli ambassador, due to the incident, the Foreign Office said in a statement. Separately, Foreign Secretary David Cameron told Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz that the deaths of “aid workers in Gaza, including three British nationals, are completely unacceptable.” Cameron said Israel must explain how the attack happened and “make major changes to ensure safety of aid workers on the ground.”

Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly said she was “horrified” to hear of the strike, which she confirmed had killed a Canadian citizen. Joly said Canada demanded “full accountability for these killings.” U.S. Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew said he was “deeply saddened by the devastating loss of a U.S. citizen” in the killings.

“We’ve spoken directly to the Israeli government about this particular incident. We’ve urged a swift, a thorough and impartial investigation,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters in Paris.

Poland’s Foreign Ministry extended its “deepest condolences to the family of the volunteer who was providing aid to the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.” The ministry said it objected to the “disregard for international humanitarian law.”

The mayor of the Polish city of Przemysl identified the victim as Soból, who he described as an aid volunteer.

“There are no words to describe the feelings of people who knew this amazing young man right now,” wrote Mayor Wojciech Bakun.

Aparna Branz, a former WCK volunteer, said she got to know Soból while volunteering in Poland and Ukraine in 2022. She described him as “always smiling, kind, patient and ready to help anyone anytime.”

“He was one of the bright lights in those horrible months,” Branz said. She also remembered him as a devoted son who often spoke on the phone with his mother.

The two met again working in the aftermath of last year’s earthquake in Morocco . Branz recalled that Soból was busy getting ready to leave for Rafah at the time, but still, “typical to Damian, he helped me navigate the logistics of transportation, of where to go and where to stay.”

During their work together in the early days of the war in Ukraine, “we didn’t talk about our reason for being there,” she said. “We just wanted to help.”

Frances Vinall, Heba Farouk Mahfouz and Cate Brown contributed to this report.

An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Damian Soból was 25 years old. He was 35. It also included an incorrect age for Saifeddin Issam Ayad. He was 25, not 26. The article also misspelled the surname of Jacob Flickinger. The article has been corrected.

The Israel-Gaza war has gone on for six months, and tensions have spilled into the surrounding region .

The war: On Oct. 7, Hamas militants launched an unprecedented cross-border attack on Israel that included the taking of civilian hostages at a music festival . (See photos and videos of how the deadly assault unfolded ). Israel declared war on Hamas in response, launching a ground invasion that fueled the biggest displacement in the region since Israel’s creation in 1948 .

Gaza crisis: In the Gaza Strip, Israel has waged one of this century’s most destructive wars , killing tens of thousands and plunging at least half of the population into “ famine-like conditions. ” For months, Israel has resisted pressure from Western allies to allow more humanitarian aid into the enclave .

U.S. involvement: Despite tensions between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and some U.S. politicians , including President Biden, the United States supports Israel with weapons , funds aid packages , and has vetoed or abstained from the United Nations’ cease-fire resolutions.

History: The roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and mistrust are deep and complex, predating the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948 . Read more on the history of the Gaza Strip .

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What's Up - April 2024

What are some skywatching highlights in April 2024? Catch Mars and Saturn rising, and Jupiter hangs out with Comet 12P. Plus NASA has you covered for the total eclipse whether you're headed to totality or watching from afar.

What's Up for April? Some easy-to-spot planets, there's still time to observe comet 12P, and how to enjoy this month's solar eclipse if you're not in the path of totality.

For several days in the first half of April, early risers can watch Mars and Saturn rising together in the morning. Taking a look about half an hour before sunrise, you can find them low in the east, about 10 degrees above the horizon. They're at their closest on April 10th and 11th, but still really close in the sky the whole second week of April.

Now, on the evening of April 10th you can find the Moon with Jupiter in the west. Jupiter's easy to identify as a bright, unflickering light, low in the west following sunset, all month. Being just a couple of days after its "new moon" phase, the Moon shows only 7% of its illuminated surface on this evening, making for a beautiful crescent shining there with the giant planet Jupiter.

This is also a good night to have a look for comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, which has been getting brighter, and is easily observable with binoculars or a small telescope, especially if you can get away from bright city lights. The comet will be just beneath the Moon, and just right of Jupiter, but you'll have to be quick, as it drops below 10 degrees elevation an hour after sunset and then sets an hour later. So you'll want a clear view toward the horizon, and be looking for it as twilight ends. If you want to catch this comet, do it soon, because it will be too close to the Sun in the sky to observable after mid-April, and later when it makes its closest approach to Earth, it will be on its way outward from the Sun and growing fainter.

There's a total solar eclipse on the way, and it's kind of a big deal. We've been really fortunate to have two total eclipses visible across a wide swath of the U.S. recently, first in 2017, and now on April 8th, 2024. The next time such an eclipse will cross the States is 21 years from now. If you live in or near the path of totality, or you're traveling there to experience the eclipse, you're in for an incredible experience.

But what if you're not going to be able to experience totality for this eclipse in person? What can you expect, and how can you still enjoy it? Well for starters, NASA has you covered with a live webcast, from multiple locations, as the Moon's shadow moves across the country. So join us for the total eclipse online, whatever your plans.

If you're anywhere in the continental U.S. outside of totality, you'll still experience a partial solar eclipse. The amount of the Sun to be covered by the Moon at maximum eclipse depends on how far you are from the path of totality.

In observing a partial eclipse, you'll still need to use specialized eye protection, such as eclipse glasses, a pinhole projector, or a telescope with a solar filter. One of the easiest methods is something most of us have in our kitchen – a regular colander. These make excellent pinhole cameras that project the eclipse onto the ground. And barring that, the sun dapples that filter through the tree leaves do something very similar. It's also fun to note the eerie way the sunlight dims during the eclipse, especially in places where the Moon covers 80% or more of the Sun's disk.

NASA has a bunch of eclipse resources to help you get ready for this awe-inspiring celestial event. There's info on safe-viewing, citizen science opportunities, and you'll even find our "eclipse explorer," where you can find eclipse details for your specific zip code.

From wherever you're observing, solar eclipses are remarkable events. So observe safely, and join our live webcast, because it's an event you surely don't want to miss.

Here are the phases of the Moon for April. Stay up to date on NASA's missions exploring the solar system and beyond at science.nasa.gov. I'm Preston Dyches from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and that's What's Up for this month.