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Traditional Newfoundland cooking from my kitchen

I’m Bonita Hussey. I cook the food we grew up on in Newfoundland, and I show you every step.

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Cooking for fall

Thanksgiving, pumpkins and cooler days.

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What’s for supper?

Home-cooked suppers for any night of the week.

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Quick meals and slow cooking

How much time do you have?

Use what you have

As a busy working mom feeding my husband and two hungry boys, I had to get creative in the kitchen.

These recipes make the most of leftovers and what’s already in the cupboard. Nothing goes to waste.

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Cover of What's for Supper? by Bonita Hussey

What’s for Supper?

New in 2025. Published by Boulder Books

75 tried and true recipes. Some are traditional, the kind everyone who has stepped into a kitchen in Newfoundland and Labrador will know. Others are modern and use local ingredients.

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Bonita in her red chef's jacket by a red and white lighthouse on the coast

Meet Bonita

Truth be told, Bonita’s Kitchen started many years ago!

The Bonita’s Kitchen you know started when my son asked me to share my recipe for homemade bread on YouTube, so it was easy to watch any time. Turns out, more than just my son watched that video. My husband Raymond films every recipe right here in our kitchen.

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Something for tea

A little something to have with a cup of tea.

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