All our company employees, business partners, and friends love sharing holiday photos.
As my tradition goes, 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 the blog. There are always so many pictures and so many stories that accompany them - it's among our favorite entries.
And here it is - enjoy the gallery. I'll share my own Thanksgiving photos this weekend.
I think it’s just as much fun to send in photos as it is to see them. This year, I had such a wonderful response to my email asking for Thanksgiving pictures. My longtime attorney, Peter Grant and his wife, Amy, shared photos of their table.
Their centerpiece was made by Amy and Aubry at a floral design class “Made Floral” in Connecticut. Amy adds, “the water glasses are Orrefors, wine glasses are vintage French from Vintageweave in LA, the linens are Sferra, and the plates are Juliska.”
And the charming “squirrel bud vases are vintage McCoy.”
Danielle Vadai works with me on several partnership projects. She writes, “If you look closely at the tablecloth and napkins, the Thanksgiving linen I bought years ago, excited to have “Turkey” embroidery to use on Thanksgiving- turned out to be roosters!! I still love and use them though!”
Danielle also shares her table filled with delicious desserts.
And every year, Danielle “hangs up the old Thanksgiving Day things my now teenagers made when they were younger.”
These next photos are from Anduin Havens, Creative Director, Video for Martha Stewart & Emeril Lagasse at Marquee Brands. This is her mom, Karen Havens, with the turkey fresh out of the oven.
Here’s her dad, Geoffrey Havens, the bartender.
Anduin’s daughter, Harper, is now a teen. We’ve seen her grow up on our Thanksgiving galleries.
And here is Anduin’s family enjoying their meal.
Marquee Brands office manager, Francisco Sanchez, submitted this photo from his holiday gathering – a buffet of mouthwatering dishes at his mom’s home.
This is his wife Fairuz’s lasagna…
And here is Fairuz’s focaccia.
My executive assistant, Dorian Arrich, celebrated her Thanksgiving in New York at her boyfriend Tommy’s sister’s home, The Lettires.
And here is the kids’ table – complete with crayons for coloring.
And here – more than 30 family members gathered at Karen’s and Gerard’s home.
And the next day Dorian adds, “thanks to the Lettires, I got great seats and access to the coaches club to see the first ever Black Friday football game between the NY Jets and the Miami Dolphins. It was a great and chilly, day. The Dolphins defeated the Jets 34-13.”
You may all recognize Susan Magrino – my longtime publicist. Here are Susan and her sister, Allyn, with their mother, Mary Cross, and family.
Here’s a snapshop of Susan and her husband, James Dunning.
And here is another one of Susan’s famous “emerging through the door” photos – this one on Thanksgiving Day with her miniature poodles, Rockefeller and Astor.
James Maikowski has been helping me with my 100th book and was once an art director for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. Meet the star of his family’s holiday table in Connecticut – “a fresh Gozzi’s Turkey Farm turkey, spatchcocked and roasted just like Martha Stewart Living taught me.”
This photo was sent in by Christophe Pourny, well known furniture restoration expert who has been on my television shows, radio shows, and in my magazines many times.
Senior marketing director at Marquee Brands, Ben Luckadoo, “stayed in the city this year and had Thanksgiving with a group of friends.”
Ben “brought Martha’s Bourbon Pecan Pie, which everyone loved.”
Brian Utz is a longtime dedicated fan who came all the way from Dallas, Texas to attend my Great American Tag Sale. He bought many items and was happy to incorporate several “into the décor for hosting our family’s first Friendsgiving.”
Brian says, “we used an 8’x4’ piece of finished wood and stained it a custom gray. This extended our tabletop below and made the table more comfortable for guests. The napkin rings we used were once a part of the MSLO Prop Library. Behind the table, you’ll see Martha’s Garden Cart that we bought from the tag sale. We decorated it with fresh cut pine and evergreens from our own pinetum on the property. A live blue spruce that we bought from a local nursery gave this seasonal moment some height and we decorated the cut evergreens and tree with stargazer lights.”
Brian also sent this photo. “In the dining room of my mother’s home we had another table set. The dining table was purchased from Martha’s tag sale as were the Karch chairs and Karch bench. We decorated the table with jadeite plates from Mosser as well as some seasonal plates that had pretty green pumpkins on them that paired beautifully with the jadeite. We set a McCoy planter, planted with an ornamental cabbage and reindeer moss in the middle of the table, and flanked it with Zafferano Poldina Pro lamps in Rust from Martha.com as well as two Martha by Mail Jadeite turkeys.”
Brian adds, “the last tag sale treasure we used at our Friendsgiving was this custom pastry island. It was a prototype that was never developed. It has a beautiful marble counter that stays icy cold and is perfect for rolling out cookie doughs and pie crusts. For this party, we converted it into a beverage bar for guests to enjoy. I decorated it with lights and used lanterns filled with moss and more lights. On the other end of the island, foraged grasses from our garden made a pretty, seasonal arrangement.”
Diana Rose, Product Marketing Manager for Body Glove & Dakine, shared these next few photos “from her Thanksgiving in Joshua Tree National Park!”
She “spent the holiday among the horses on a friend’s farm.”
Here is a photo of the Joshua Tree, taken on Thanksgiving Day afternoon.
And this is her “Thanksgiving turkey which was smoked for seven hours, featuring handmade knife from Prescott Knives.”
And here is Diana’s holiday table. The weather looked perfect for the special day.
Sarah Comerford Loria, our own culinary director, celebrated at her “Aunt Robin and Uncle David’s house on the Jersey Shore! My cousin made Oreo truffle turkeys for each guest.”
Sarah’s “youngest cousin turned 21 two days before Thanksgiving, so this was the first time the entire “kids” table could enjoy some wine and beer with dinner!”
The next three photos are from Anik Chaudhry, Director, Business Intelligence for Marquee Brands. These show her “mother’s annual Thanksgiving feast in Westchester, New York.”
This is their turkey…
… and all the sides.
Patrick Tierney from my security team sent in these beautiful images from his family’s holiday feast. His daughter, Claire, captioned all the pictures. Here is the “Tierneys’ beautiful turkey… thanks to Martha’s recipe “Roasted turkey in Parchment with gravy.” It was delicious.
“The Tierneys and Murtaghs are ready to enjoy their wide variety of Thanksgiving dishes. Everything looks amazing.”
Here are the cousins…
Kelly, Claire, Thomas, Sean, Rory, Kevin, Julie and Patricia. “Savoring moments and delights together – the Tierney Murtagh clan gathering was made sweeter with every bite of Martha’s lemon tart.”
And, “the Tierney Family is serving up a slice of sunshine on their Thanksgiving dessert table with Martha Stewart’s exquisite Lemon Tart!”
Destination Maternity intern, Rachel Slesnick, spent Thanksgiving at the home of her aunt, Judi Myers of Illinois. She “warmly welcomed over 25 family members for her cherished annual Thanksgiving gathering.”
Sabrina Blaustein, our VP, Brand Management at Marquee Brands “spent Thanksgiving with my fiancé’s extended family in New Canaan, Connecticut. Thanksgiving was hosted by Reid’s second cousins, Elisabeth and Joseph Leo. The evening was filled with lots of pups running around (four to be exact!) and some of the best Thanksgiving food I’ve ever had. The surprise dish of the evening was a simple harvest salad with Dijon dressing – delish!”
“Reid’s family golden retriever, Bailey, kept us entertained all weekend running around the yard with her new favorite snack – carrots!”
Claudia Lieto-McKenna Special Projects Manager to Martha Stewart writes, “this year, I made a special Thanksgiving/birthday delivery to my son who is studying in Montréal. We drove up his absolute favorites- apple pie and cornbread stuffing.”
Here is the apple pie – it went very quickly.
Our business partner, Dr. Dhaval Bhanusali, sent this picture “visiting my niece and my sister’s family for Thanksgiving in Florida. It was a fully vegetarian meal with truffled Mac add cheese, stuffing, vegetarian Turkey and all the trimmings. The little ones wanted to share.”
My friend Lisbeth Barron, on the right, shared this photo of her and her “personal trainer Deedra Ryder after running the Palm Beach 5k Turkey Trot Race at 7:30am on Thanksgiving Morning, to benefit United Way.”
And here is Lisbeth at Palm Beach Country Club having Thanksgiving with her friends – the Floersheimer family.
Ryan Mesina from our Creative Services team sent in photos of his Friendsgiving. This is his table.
Here is a new take on turkey. Ryan’s fiancé Ryan “made confit turkey thighs and served them with a marmalade glaze. It was so delicious.”
“This is a brown butter pumpkin cake made by my friend Kyle. I made the chocolate espresso dacquoise with 12 alternating layers of hazelnut meringue, espresso buttercream, and bittersweet chocolate ganache.”
My operations manager, Matt Krack, cooked a beautiful roasted turkey at his home in Ridgefield, Connecticut.
And here is his table – set for four. Matt enjoyed a wonderful meal with his sons and his partner, Julia Dickens, who was my longtime executive assistant.
Trevor Smith, who is helping me with my documentary, made my Apple-Cider Donut Cake. He says it “didn’t last long!”
Bill McCormack, also from my security team, went to New York City with his family to watch the Thanksgiving Day parade up close. Pictured here are William, Diana, Elizabeth and Will.
Then it was a big “McCormack Family dinner at mom’s, Rosemary Lee.”
Wendy Norling, who cares for my gardens in Maine, made a delicious organic turkey prepared using a dry brine and Martha’s Chard.
Wendy also made roasted vegetables including onions, shallots and garlic from the Skylands garden.
This is Wendy’s dessert – she used “mom’s apple pie recipe.”
And of course, a glass or two of Martha’s Chard.
Cheryl DuLong, who also works at Skylands enjoyed her Thanksgiving in New York City with her family.
Everyone’s plate was full.
And there were more than enough desserts for everyone.
My friend and artist, Christopher Spitzmiller, sent in his photos from Thanksgiving. “We used Royal Dalton Blue and White dishes that I collected, inspired by the same ones Martha used last year when she hosted us. The table cloth is vintage Colefax & Fowler fabric that was Mario Buatta’s.”
Christopher says, “I used one of the heirloom pumpkins as a center piece for the flowers I arranged, in dark colors, Anemones, dark red peonies and mums and a few orange ranunculus.”
“A dark chocolate turkey made with an antique mold surrounded by heirloom cranberries sent from a friend in Massachusetts.”
This was his “locally bred and raised turkey from Quatrro’s farm in Millbrook.”
He also served “dips from William Poll.
“We always serve a Thanksgiving buffet so friends can take as much or a little as they want. We had three different cranberry sauces. Two stuffings, sweet potato soufflé, our own tiny Brussels sprouts, corn pudding, gravy, and green beans casserole. For Dessert Martha’s Five Spice Pumpkin pie, Martha’s chocolate pecan pie and a regular pecan pie. Anthony and I cooked most of the dinner and let friends bring their favorite dishes. We sent everyone home with leftovers. Then we made turkey noodle soup out of what was left!”
“Our mothers were our guests of honor this year.”
And “our newest addition Kitty Princess Margaret made her way to the table and is making new friends all the time! I hope you all enjoyed this gallery of photos. It’s one of our favorite posts every year. Enjoy the holidays.
So many of you have commented on how much you enjoy seeing these Thanksgiving photos. I received images from followers across the country - New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio, Illinois, Florida, California, etc.
Thanksgiving is among my favorite occasions, and for so many of us the holiday begins weeks before with careful planning and preparation. It is so lovely to see how it all comes together on such a special day with festive decorations, beautifully set tables, and of course, delicious foods.
Here's another gallery of your photo submissions. Thanks for sharing your memories, enjoy.
Jeremy Lambertson from Cincinnati, Ohio says, “it’s not Thanksgiving until you make Big Martha’s Pecan Pie – a favorite for many occasions, but definitely a Thanksgiving must!
Jason Tyler sent in this photo from his holiday table.
Carolyn Banyas sent in this candlelit photo of her table all set and ready for 24-people. “We have fall Fiestaware colors, pilgrims, native Americans and lots of pumpkins. I also wanted to incorporate candles to really make the table glow.”
Here’s a look at one Thanksgiving table “in Arizona with fresh citrus, herbs and flowers from the garden and a beautiful smoked turkey” from Miriam Sloan.
Diego Rincon from New York City had a lovely Thanksgiving Breakfast Brunch.
Melissa Case sent in this table set for six. “Besides my grandmother’s silver and my wedding crystal, everything else I have picked up at thrift shops over the years. Including the table itself! The blue gravy boat and plates are from Habitat for Humanity Restore, the little white bowls are from Goodwill, the dinner plates are from a local thrift shop. The kids get the chocolate turkeys.”
Nancy Benninger from Raleigh, North Carolina “mixes in the old and new with my grandmother’s Audubon china, my mother’s Herend pheasant and Baccarat coupes, and my Estelle stemware, complemented by the Francis I silver that women in my family have used for four generations!”
This beautiful tomato tart was part of Joan McCann’s Thanksgiving feast.
Ashley Craig-Diaz from Roswell, Georgia says, “my mother-in-law, Tricha, always has the best set tables! She uses heirloom china from her original wedding collection and mixes in crystal from her mother. Silver and linen are always a must! Her tables elevate every occasion and make holidays so special.”
Martha Plummer shares this photo. It’s the “table by my mother Susan Gommel in Aurora, Illinois – mix and match chargers and vintage Fiestaware, cotton napkins with Queen’s brand Turkey plates, vintage Copper Craft Guild mugs, and my grandmother Martha’s Anchor Hocking Amber Georgian glasses. We have been using some of the items for 50-years.”
Here’s a view of Jeremy Dias’ Fairhaven, Massachusetts table.
Jen Potter shares this festive photo of her holiday table. Jen “runs a tiny home brand called @fetehome and designs patterns and applies them to table and home décor like the tablecloth.
This is from the home of Philip and Mattie Groshong.
And this submission is from Kerry Morrison.
Anthony Picozzi in Massachusetts uses “Martha’s recipes every year and tips learned from her various books and shows, such as using walnuts to hold place cards. I attended Martha’s tag sale and some of the turkeys I used in my décor, along with some of the ironstone serving platters, came from the MSL prop library – I also purchased a few lots from an auction at Kaminski Auctions a few years ago. I cherish them!”
Anthony also says, I make “Turkey 101, cheddar sage biscuits, cornbread stuffing…”
“And the pumpkin pie is also Martha’s recipe, with decorative pâte brisée leaves and sugared cranberries.”
This pretty table setting photo is from Todd Hall.
Todd also shares this photo of his pumpkin pie.
Logan Lewis sent in these two photos. He says, “we dove in, and when we came up for air, I realized I hadn’t taken any other photos, but that’s how you know you had a good dinner party! The table setting is just my favorite fall table every year. I used an old Versace by Rosenthal ice bucket for simple flowers, grabbed a few reflective tea light holders from around the house to light the table, and served everything but the salads off of the buffet.”
Logan’s salad “is maple roasted acorn squash, topped with watercress, radicchio, and endive, dressed in shallot and aged sherry vinaigrette, with blue cheese, cumin candied pecans, pomegranate seeds, shaved apple, and fresh chive. I used it as an excuse not to serve sweet potatoes or yams!”
This table was styled for six adults and six kids at Karla Keatinge’s family farm in New Jersey.
And here’s a table setting in Petaluma, California, with locally sourced heirloom pumpkins from Leonardi Pumpkin Patch and set by Carolyn Dolcini.
Here is Justin Anderson – a loyal Instagram follower and owner of several pieces from my Great American Tag Sale. One of the items was this drabware platter.
He says, “here is my Perfect Turkey that I am serving on Martha’s drabware platter. The turkey was brined with purple shallots, juniper berries, orange peel, green peppercorns, and white peppercorns. The herb rub is tarragon, rosemary, thyme and sage. I roasted at 500°F for 30 minutes and then reduced the temperature to 350°F until the thickest part of the breast reached 165°F. Overall it took 95 minutes for this 14 pound turkey to roast perfectly. This is the easiest and most delicious turkey I’ve made, and serving it on Martha’s beautiful platter takes it to a whole new level!”
This photo comes from Wisconsin. Brandon Mieske shares a picture from his family Thanksgiving…
…”as well as the cozy Los Angeles Thanksgiving for two.”
Lahna Son-Cundy from Newport, Rhode Island “used a few heirloom pumpkins from my front porch décor as centerpieces with mums, roses, snapdragons, and decorative cabbage.”
Serena Rebecca Abraham “stitched these naturally bleached and weathered, but still golden, Solomon Seal leaves together to form placemats for our holiday table.”
Serena also “cooked a feast and displayed it using vintage serving dishes and vintage serving utensils. Also featured on the table were handmade ceramic plates from Indonesian ceramist, Vien Ceramics and Frama Copenhagen flatware.”
And Serena “made a traditional apple pie and created an heirloom chrysanthemum with the crust to tie-in with the heirloom chrysanthemums etched on the vintage serving dishes.”
Kathleen English Gagnon says, “my sister, Colleen, worked for weeks to create the beautiful arrangements for our family’s annual Thanksgiving family reunion, held this year at Brick and Brew in Malvern, Pennsylvania with three generations and more than 100 members of the Corcoran family. She and our mother knit sleeves for the vases. She made each yarn wrapped acorn and every floral arrangement. We are so grateful for the way her creativity enhances one of my family’s most favorite days.”
James Richmond in Los Angeles writes, “we made dinner for just the two of us this year. Roasted turkey served on a Patterson Leaf Platter…”
… and for dessert, “cherry pie and cupcakes on cake stands atop two Deandre Silver Leaf Cabinets, by Martha Stewart.”
Nichole Ringer says, “Martha has been an entertaining inspiration for as many years as I can remember. I hosted a very Martha-inspired Thanksgiving at my home in Austin, Texas. The dry-brined lemon-sage Turkey was a show stopper.”
Jule Peukert “made the entire meal using your pale blue 1995 The Martha Stewart Cookbook – pages dirtied and binding broken from over 20-years of use. The dressing and cranberry chutney are a staple every year! It was just the three of us – myself, our 12 year old son and my husband of 21 years – as close Covid exposure prevented us from gathering. I made the table simple but decorative – a rich blue, rust, beige and white ikat cotton tablecloth, heirloom white and gold Limoges Haviland fine china, and candlesticks with lovely deep blue candles, some spicy placemats, chargers in metallic burnt orange for contrast, and some “I am thankful for” leaf place cards and small raffia pumpkins and a brightly colored foil-wrapped chocolate turkey at each seat.”
Jule adds, “our Thanksgiving meal was beautiful, cozy and delicious – first time trying a non-frozen fresh bird, baked breast down just like you taught me. It came out perfect after two hours convection roasting. My husband says this year’s feast was the best one yet! I am happy. Thankful for you Martha!!”
Here is a picture from Jason Duzansky’s Thanksgiving table. “The plates are by Palio di Siena, napkin holders by the Haas Brothers. The monkeys are vintage as well as the vase, glasses, candle holders. The dining room is in the gallery of The Future Perfect that my husband David Alhadeff owns. It’s also our home.”
Tim O’Keefe sent this photo of his table set in Redding, Connecticut.
KerShyra Myrick shared this photo of her mom’s house. “Her name is Wanda Myrick. We live in Florida. We’re dreaming in orange and gold. These classic Thanksgiving holiday colors will brighten up any dining room table. Mom and I love to host fabulous dinners and did just that on Thanksgiving of this year.”
Patty Price sent this in with the caption, “family tIme is sweet.”
Laryn Callaway-Blok from Phoenix, Arizona writes, “we had an intimate family table for three this year. I wanted it to be extra pretty for my teenage daughter who has been battling a cold. We set the table with more traditional tones of yellow, green, silver and taupe, then added in a mix of crystal and hot pink candles. Even if you’re only three people, it can still feel like a special celebration! (Photo by husband @ChristiaanBlok)
Here’s a Thanksgiving table in Las Cruces, New Mexico, just north of El Paso, Texas. Marc Legarreta “had purchased a fresh garland for the table but it didn’t arrive on time! So I had to improvise with some dollar store pumpkins!”
Robin Bentley shares this photo of her long holiday table setting.
The Salser-Smith family had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner this year! “The table setting was simple but beautiful and the turkey was the centerpiece!
Here’s the turkey. “The turkey was a little crispy on the outside but moist and juicy on the inside. My mother has always roasted her turkey breast down for most of the cooking and then we flip the bird over the last hour and it always comes out beautiful!”
Scott’s “plate was filled with more than I thought I could eat, but I ate it all!”
Charity Kennedy Bixler sent in these last photos of her mom’s table. “Mary Beth Miller, of Newville, Pennsylvania hosted 22 family and friends at her home this Thanksgiving. The settings and surrounding decor consisted of a mix of new and vintage, reminding all of her guests of how much they have to be thankful for.”
Decorations also fill the shelves. “My mom always takes such care to create beautiful settings for our family gatherings.”
“My is a long time Martha fan and is quite the decorator herself, a lot of times, taking inspiration from things she would see in Martha Stewart Living.” I hope you all enjoyed this look at some of the Thanksgiving table photos from across the country and beyond. Thanks to everyone for sharing these lovely memories. In my next blog, I’ll share photos taken by our employees, business partners, and friends.
I hope you're all enjoying the holiday photos I've posted from followers!
This year, I decided to expand my annual tradition of displaying beautiful Thanksgiving images. Not only did I request photos from employees, business partners, and friends, but I also reached out to my @MarthaStewart48 Instagram followers. So many of you responded with gorgeous table settings, holiday decorations, and delicious foods. I've enjoyed seeing every one of your submissions.
Here are more photos, enjoy.
These first photos came Liz Thomas, who shared images of the holiday spent in her 1800s farmhouse that she shares with her husband and 17-pets just outside Baltimore, Maryland. Look at all these gorgeous pumpkins. She says, “our local farmers market was running a special, $25 for an entire watermelon bin full of pumpkins; so with that I built a cascade of gorgeous pumpkins around our wood burning fireplace.”
Liz adds, “this is my third year hosting our annual Friendsgiving celebration, and it truly will be hard to top this table scape next year. Martha is my inspiration and that statement remained true when planning this year’s Friendsgiving décor. My great grandparents gifted me Noritake flatware that has been in our family for more than 100 years, so I wanted that to be a main focal point of the table. I pulled the pale pink color from the roses on the plates, onto the table with the napkins, as well as the tapered candles.
“And the centerpiece was an edible and elegant display of cheeses, fresh figs, overflowing pomegranates, and much more.”
This beautiful table is at the home of Tess and Laurent Ceron. It includes lovely fall woodland themed decorations and classic turkey plates.
Here is another photo of the entire table, set for 10.
This table setting came from Margaret Alfonso Castro.
Victor Hugo Garcia celebrated Thanksgiving in Mexico! “My friends in San Miguel de Allende and I enjoyed a “Friendsgiving.” It is for anyone who is either single or an expat away from family. Each one of us either bakes or cooks a dish.”
Victor made all of the floral decorations.
Here is one of the table’s centerpieces also made by Victor.
And look at this beautiful golden turkey sent from Jessica Frank. I am sure it was delicious.
Alex Austin, who works as a wedding vendor, sent vibrant photos of her table. “Each year, I curate a festive Thanksgiving tablescape with colleagues. This year, we did a celebration of women empowerment with a dash of Barbie-inspired flair, embracing the year of all things PINK! It was a joyous gathering, uniting our creativity and energy.”
Planning & Design: Alex Austin Events & Design @aaustindesign
Private Chef: Leigh Orleans @_chefleigh
Venue: Height House Hotel @heightshousenc
Photographer: Radian Photography @radianphotography
Videographer: Palm & Oak Media @palmandoakmedia
Florist: Mood Fleuriste @moodfleuriste
Rentals: Cottage Luxe @cottageluxe
Hair and Makeup: Brittani Baca @bellaraebeaute
Here is a closer look at one of the place settings and a floral centerpiece.
Joey D’Auria “used a variety of squashes and pumpkins to form the centerpiece on this table. Included are acorns, delicatas, and pie pumpkins. I also interspersed butternut squashes and foraged clippings such as bittersweet, astilbe, hydrangea leaves, and dogwood leaves.”
Joey says, “I decided to forgo a tablecloth as the wood table adds to the rustic look and mixing the china with the more casual elements like the woven chargers adds an interesting touch. I finished with special name cards tied around pears with twine.”
Catie Oster writes. “what I love the most about arranging a table scape during the holidays is that it is a rare occasion where everyday objects in our homes have the opportunity to tell stories of the loved ones in our lives, as well as those dear to us who have passed. All of the odds and ends we collect over the years have different histories, but they all become intertwined.”
Catie adds, “these glasses were my grandmother’s. Memories of holiday dinners at her home when I was a child no doubt fueled my love for unique glassware. Our dining table was my father-in-law’s, and it is weathered with years of dings, scratches, water marks, and remnants of art projects. It’s easy to see that it has been well loved over the years. Our plates, a gift from my mother to celebrate our new home together.”
And here is Catie’s beautifully dressed Thanksgiving turkey. Catie also says, “in a season that is so focused on more, more, more, it’s nice to be able to take a moment to pause and appreciate the blessings that we already have.”
This intimate candle lit setting is from Francisco Leon.
Francisco made a bacon wrapped 25-pound turkey , ham, salmon, mashed potatoes and asparagus.
Also part of Francisco’s feast – Oreo cheesecake, pumpkin cheesecake, and brownie cookie dough ice cream whip cream cake.
These next two photos are of the Friendsgiving table of Lauren Palmar. Her caption is simply “Happy Thanksgiving from Johnstown, Pennsylvania!”
Here is a closer look before all the delicious foods are served.
Here’s an image from another wonderful Friendsgiving in Westhampton, New York – sent in by Michele Leo. She credits Chef Nectarios Papadopoulos of Telia Catering for all these dishes.
And here is a coastal Maine table setting for 16 from Ali Desjardin. “I used Eastport sea glass, eucalyptus, tips of spruce, and foraged for pine cones for my table.” I am sure all her guests loved it. Thanks to everyone who has sent photos from their Thanksgiving celebrations. There are more to come in my next blog. Stay tuned.
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