Thanksgiving Photos from Employees 2024
Our annual tradition of sharing Thanksgiving photos on my blog continues. All our company employees love sharing holiday images.
On the Wednesday before every Thanksgiving, I send out an email wishing everyone a safe and lovely holiday. I also ask everyone to take photos of their table settings, their feasts, their families and their friends, so I can post them on my blog. There are always so many pictures and so many stories that accompany them - it's among our favorite entries.
Enjoy.
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- One of my own traditions is to make pies for everyone who works with me at my farm. I offer each member of my crew a choice of several pies and then I spend two days baking each pie from scratch. I hope you saw my Instagram post on @MarthaStewart48. I made a total of 35 pies this year.
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- Here are more of my pies cooling in the kitchen ready to be boxed up and distributed. Chocolate pecan, brown butter maple rum pecan, pumpkin phyllo, apple crumb, and cranberry tart. No one ever forgets to pick up their sweet dessert.
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- My executive assistant, Dorian Arrich, spent her holiday in Long Island with her boyfriend, Tommy, and his family at the home of his sister and brother-in-law, Jeanette and Brian Dice. This is a section of their long table set under a tent – the perfect way to fit everyone comfortably.
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- The entire family posed for a photo after their Thanksgiving feast. Whenever celebrating with the family at Jeanette and Brian’s, a traditional staircase photo is always taken.
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- Associate Producer Abigail Lengyel spent her holiday at her cousins’ Tom and Julie’s house in Chatham, New Jersey. With such a large group, everyone contributes a dish, or two.
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- Abby made my Cornbread, Mushroom, and Chestnut Stuffing Filled Roasted Cheese Pumpkin. She says she’s made it three years in a row and it’s been a hit every time.
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- Abby also made this pecan pie.
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- Here is Abby with her immediate family at a separate holiday celebration.
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- This is the family table set by Abby’s mother, Bernadette.
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- And here is the family turkey waiting to be plated. It was made by Abby’s dad, James.
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- Abby’s niece, Sarafina, was the first to taste – I think she approves.
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- Tim Reid, Marquee EVP Fashion Brands, sent in these next photos. This is Maple Roasted Brussels Sprouts with thick cut bacon. This is a precooked picture Tim took of his daughter, Olivia. Apparently he tried to get her into a proper Thanksgiving dress, but she’s really into “Ghost Spidey” right now.
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- This cheese bowl is Tim’s “almost famous Pale Ale Cold Fondue” that his French Bulldog Jack was eyeing! The fondue was paired with a really nice crispy French bread from Balthazar.
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- Tim made my Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows and added homemade candied pecans.
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- Tim’s friend Chris made an amazing Beef Wellington. There were also many classic dishes and a turkey – a feast indeed.
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- This photo is from Marquee Treasury Analyst, Heather Crocetti. It is of the Crocetti Family Cornucopia Charcuterie Board with various Italian meats and cheeses.
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- Chloe Zale is our Marquee Brands Culinary Director. She set this beautiful holiday table. Chloe melded old and new traditions by showcasing her grandmother’s china in her cozy tablescape at her new home in Westport, Connecticut. Burgundy mums added a touch of festivity to the bud vases at the center of the table and the vase on the buffet.
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- Chloe made a butternut squash soup inspired by one of the most popular new items on the menu at my restaurant The Bedford by Martha Stewart in Las Vegas. Chloe’s version features drizzles of brown butter and crème fraiche, crispy sage, and toasted brioche croutons.
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- Sarah Elwell from Da Kine Hawaii sent me this beautiful sunset image. It is of the Thanksgiving table before dinner and the beautiful view of the ocean from her mother’s home in Maui!
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- Our own Chief Content Officer, Christian Martin, and his wife, Liz, hosted their holiday gathering this year. A total of 10 including Christian, Liz, two grandmothers, Christian’s son and his girlfriend, his daughter – both home from university, two uncles, and an aunt.
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- Christian’s table is beautifully set every year.
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- Christian says there were “plenty of delicious starters, and a keen eye will recognize an American Made cutting board.”
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- Christian says he tried the parchment turkey but “the absence of an actual staple gun necessitated a late switch to Martha’s cheese cloth turkey. it was delicious.”
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- All the food was A+ thanks to Christian’s awesome wife and great cook, Liz.
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- Here are more dishes on the table. Some of Christian’s favorites – the Brussels sprouts salad, Gruyère and pancetta stuffing and sautéed green beans.
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- Carolyn Goldstein, Marquee Brands Brand Director for Ben Sherman and Bruno Magli, submitted this photo of her Welsh Pembroke Corgi Milo eyeing the bowl of mashed potatoes – my mother, Big Martha’s, famous recipe.
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- Here’s the festive table set by my housekeeper Elvira Rojas and her family.
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- This is Elvira’s turkey – cooked to perfection.
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- Turkey and all the fixings for everyone! Here are Sandy, Andrea, Martin, Gladys, Elvira, Joseph, Stephanie, and Kelly.
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- And in this version, Sandy, Andrea, Leidy, Gladys, Envira, Joseph, Stephanie, and Kelly.
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- And one of the apple crumb pies I made and gifted to her!
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- Office Manager, Frank Sanchez, spent Thanksgiving with his mom, who cooks up a wonderful Thanksgiving meal every year. This is her turkey.
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- And all the fixings. There were very few leftovers.
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- Cheryl DuLong, who works at my home Skylands, enjoyed her Thanksgiving in New York City with her family – her son Torrey and his wife Michaela, her mom Sharon, her aunt Rosanne, her sister Michele and Sharon’s partner, Gerry.
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- There was plenty to go around.
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- The turkey – golden brown.
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- Short ribs… a tradition for the family. It’s always part of the menu.
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- Delicious squash soup.
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- And of course, a little wine.
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- I recieved some photos from Justin Anderson – a loyal Instagram follower and owner of several pieces from my Great American Tag Sale. Here is the setting done by tablescape designer Nancy Knudson in her Texas Hill Country home. Nancy invited Justin to cook the entire Thanksgiving dinner in her kitchen – “the first time she hasn’t made Thanksgiving and the first time I’ve been allowed to use her kitchen alone!”
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- Here is Justin’s turkey before it went into the oven.
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- This is Justin’s first standing rib roast. It is a 17.5 pounds and he used my method for cooking, along with a spice blend inspired by my recipe.
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- It came out perfectly. Here it is on the table.
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- “Time to dig in” – Justin’s friends Spencer, Nicholas, Eric, and Nancy at the buffet.
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- Justin’s first plate with standing rib roast, turkey, roasted potatoes, mashed sweet potatoes, cornbread sausage stuffing, homemade cranberry sauce and a fall harvest apple salad.
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- Ryan Mesina, vice president from our Creative Services team, makes desserts for his family Thanksgiving every year. This is an apple pie with a lattice top.
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- This is a brown sugar layer cake with cranberry buttercream topped with sugared cranberries. Ryan’s sister, Lynnette, requested it.
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- Ryan says his family demands he make this cheesecake every year. It’s topped with a layer of sweetened sour cream. Ryan also used a ginger snap crust to make it more seasonal.
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- And with all that baking, Ryan and his husband, Ryan, managed to also put up the tree. What a wonderful selection of photos to ring in the holiday season. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving.
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