Kitchen

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The Adiansinghs, (from left) Brooks, Richard, Evan, Tonda, and Sterling, have lived in this 1927 house in the Clintonville area of Columbus, OH for nearly eight years.

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Three kids two adults = 10 feet. On any given day, these feet dress for a variety of sports and weather, making the mud room, which leads into one end of the kitchen, a challenge to keep straight. A central shoe depository, however, limits dirt from tracking into other parts of the house.

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When the Adiansinghs moved in seven years ago, Tonda started investing in stainless. Since the previous owners took the fridge with them, her first new appliance was the side by side Frigidaire. Next came the stove, and then the dishwasher.

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"I am a cook, and the stove needed to be very powerful and also to look good," says Tonda.

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As Tonda gets into food prep, the jewelry comes off and hangs conveniently on cabinet knobs.

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Like many parents, Tonda must wrangle with the kids to get them to eat well balanced meals. "The boys are not easy when it comes to real food," she says. But she keeps trying. Home cooking is definitely influenced by her southern roots and Richard's Jamaican background. Dinner tonight includes jerk and barbecue pork, fettucini, and a salad.

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When things are sizzling in the kitchen, the layout of the house allows Tonda to keep the boys in earshot.

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This room has ample storage for bulk food, serving dishes, small appliances, and cookbooks.Tonda uses baskets to organize.

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Richard is from Jamaica. Tonda is from West Virginia and though sweet potatoes, mac n cheese and greens are traditionally her style, she has incorporated jerk into her culinary repertoire.

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The home office/breakfast nook area was added onto the house before Tonda and Richard bought it. The long narrow space sometimes gets a bit crowded for comfort, and on occasion, Tonda shoos everyone out.

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