Come In, The Kettle's On!
More recipes. More stories.
More Mary Janet MacDonald.
The beloved host of the hit Facebook show Tunes and Wooden Spoons returns with her third and final cookbook: Come In, The Kettle's On!
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About The Book
Good food. Warm kitchens. Generations gathered around the stove!
Featuring over 40 (Maritime) grandmothers and grandfathers, whose recipes were lovingly nominated by their children or grandchildren, Mary Janet and Margie (daughter/ photographer) travelled throughout the Maritimes in 2025 in search of Great Food, Great People, and some of that World-Class Maritime Hospitality!
Easy-to-follow, delicious, traditional recipes.
Personal notes and recipes from Mary Janet MacDonald.
Exclusive stories, photos and incredible recipes from across the Maritimes!
High Praise for
Come In, The Kettle's On!
Mary Janet is a household name for us, but her "star power" is hard-earned. You don't get a reputation as a good cook in Cape Breton without delivering the real goods (or in this case, goodies)!
Kate Beaton ~ New York Times Bestselling Author
Having interviewed Mary Janet many times before sunup, I can tell you that her Cape Breton
charm is ever-present. And no matter where her culinary travels take her, there will always be
one key ingredient: her infectious joy for cooking and community!
Steve Sutherland ~ Party Line host, CBC Cape Breton
From the very first cinnamon roll, Mary Janet MacDonald had us hooked — not just on her recipes, but on her heart.
I've been a fan ever since (my mom still meticulously follows that original recipe!), and I adore the way Tunes and Wooden Spoons brings people together through food, music, and love for the East Coast.
Come In, the Kettle's On! is more than just great recipes — it's a celebration of kindness, sharing, and special memories.
Thanks to Mary Janet and Margie, those moments will now be shared for generations to come.
Mary Janet MacDonald, you are a true Maritime gem, I just LOVE you!
Katie Kelly ~ CTV Atlantic personality
High Praise for
Come In, The Kettle's On!
Having interviewed Mary Janet many times before sunup, I can tell you that her Cape Breton
charm is ever-present. And no matter where her culinary travels take her, there will always be
one key ingredient: her infectious joy for cooking and community!
Steve Sutherland ~
Party Line host, CBC Cape Breton
Mary Janet is a household name for us, but her "star power" is hard-earned. You don't get a reputation as a good cook in Cape Breton without delivering the real goods (or in this case, goodies)!
Kate Beaton ~
New York Times Bestselling Author
From the very first cinnamon roll, Mary Janet MacDonald had us hooked — not just on her recipes, but on her heart.
I've been a fan ever since (my mom still meticulously follows that original recipe!), and I adore the way Tunes and Wooden Spoons brings people together through food, music, and love for the East Coast.
Come In, the Kettle's On! is more than just great recipes — it's a celebration of kindness, sharing, and special memories.
Thanks to Mary Janet and Margie, those moments will now be shared for generations to come.
Mary Janet MacDonald, you are a true Maritime gem, I just LOVE you!
Katie Kelly ~
CTV Atlantic personality
From the very first cinnamon roll, Mary Janet MacDonald had us hooked — not just on her recipes, but on her heart.
I've been a fan ever since (my mom still meticulously follows that original recipe!), and I adore the way Tunes and Wooden Spoons brings people together through food, music, and love for the East Coast.
Come In, the Kettle's On! is more than just great recipes — it's a celebration of kindness, sharing, and special memories.
Thanks to Mary Janet and Margie, those moments will now be shared for generations to come.
Mary Janet MacDonald, you are a true Maritime gem, I just LOVE you!
Katie Kelly ~ CTV Atlantic personality
About Mary Janet MacDonald
In 2020, during the middle of the COVID pandemic, Mary Janet MacDonald from Port Hood, Cape Breton, became an international Facebook sensation with her show, Tunes and Wooden Spoons. In 2021, her first book, Tunes and Wooden Spoons: Recipes from a Cape Breton Kitchen, became a national bestseller. She followed that up in 2022 with her second book, Tunes and Wooden Spoons: Love Without Measure.
She’s back with the third and final book in the trilogy. In Tunes and Wooden Spoons: Come In, the Kettle’s On!, Mary Janet and her daughter, Margie, take us on an incredible culinary journey into several Maritime kitchens where they find good company and tasty food. Grandmothers and grandfathers from throughout Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island invite us into their kitchens where they share their secrets to healthy eating and strong families.
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