Thanksgiving Photos from Employees, Partners, and Friends 2025
My annual tradition of sharing Thanksgiving photos from colleagues, business partners, and friends continues.
Every year I send out an email extending my very best wishes for a safe and lovely holiday. I also urge everyone to take photos of their table settings and feasts, so I can share the images on my blog. There are always so many pictures and so many stories that accompany them - it's among our favorite entries.
Here is the gallery you've been waiting for, 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 a choice of several pies and then I bake every one from scratch. I hope you saw my posts on @MarthaStewart48 and @marthastewartblog. I made more than 30 pies this year.
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- Here are some of the pies cooling in my servery ready to be boxed up and distributed – maple bourbon pumpkin pie, pumpkin honey molasses pie, pecan pie, and chocolate pecan tart. No one ever forgets to pick up their sweet dessert.
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- Our own Chief Content Office, Christian Martin, always submits a lovely gallery of photos from his Thanksgiving celebration in Connecticut. Here are his homemade apple pies fresh from the oven.
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- There were lots of starters for everyone – and lots of wine and champagne too.
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- Christian’s wife, Liz, set s a beautiful table every year – this year for 10.
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- A fresh centerpiece always adorns the table.
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- The table’s theme colors are blue and white.
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- This is the family’s dog, Appa. Christian says, “Appa was, as usual, simultaneously perfect and a menace.”
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- The family photo includes two grandmothers, two uncles, Christian’s uncle’s wife, Betsy, Christian’s brother Kabir, Liz, Christian, their kids, and Christian’s mother’s dog, Lexie.
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- The turkey was great and the sides were equally delicious.
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- It was a very satisfactory day – as demonstrated by Christian’s daughter, Millie, and Appa, napping post-feast.
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- Marquee Brands Associate Art Director, Olivia Crutchfield, baked these for her Thanksgiving celebration in Woodbury, Minnesota – sweet potato casserole, sweet potato pie, and an apple pie.
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- My agent, Ben Levine, spent Thanksgiving morning at a food bank run by a local Manhattan church, Manor Community Mission. He handed out groceries to those less fortunate and hungry. Ben says, “the work the Mission is doing is amazing.”
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- All the volunteers help to unload the truck filled with food.
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- The boxes are lined up along the sidewalk neatly, so portions can be organized and distributed efficiently.
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- It was such a rewarding experience for Ben.
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- Marquee Brands Art Director, Heather Baker, spent her holiday in Mammoth Lakes, California. She says she had a “mammoth-sized holiday feast—shrimp gumbo, turkey, and all the cozy fixings, dished up in the heart of a snowy mountain town.”
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- A longtime member of my security team, Bill McCormack, sent these photos of his table and family. Here’s the table before everyone gathered…
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- And here is everyone ready to enjoy their meal. It was a full house.
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- Here are Bill, Will, Diana and Elizabeth.
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- After a full meal, the family participated in another popular tradition, picking up the Christmas tree.
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- Marquee Brands Office Manager, Frank Sanchez, and his family, enjoyed macaroni salad, potato salad, macaroni and cheese, and an onion, lemon, and tomato salad – an Ecuadorian dish that goes well with rice. And of course, the delicious turkey made by Frank’smom.
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- Here’s another view before everyone “dug in.”
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- The dogs are always part of the family – Frank’s Mini Australian Shepherd is Loki and the Maltese is Yoshi.
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- Here are Frank and Yoshi after their feast. I think Yoshi is eyeing the leftovers.
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- Producer, Abigail Lengyel, had a wonderful time with her family for Thanksgiving. Here she is on the right along with her cousin, Megan.
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- Abby spent the day with several cousins – here they are catching up.
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- The cousins then took selfies to share on social media.
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- There was a full spread of delicious dishes on their table.
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- Here is Abby joined by her mom and sister.
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- Here, Abby is on the right, with sisters Bailey and Gabi.
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- Making his first Thanksgiving debut at the family feast is Leonardo.
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- Abby makes a cornbread, mushroom, and chestnut stuffing filled roasted cheese pumpkin every year. Here it is empty.
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- She actually made two – here they are buttered and stuffed…
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- … and ready to transport.
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- And finally, on the table and ready to serve.
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- This is Abby’s dad and Abby’s niece, Serafina.
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- And here is Serafina – she’s grown so much since last year’s Thanksgiving blog.
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- Here’s the turkey sliced and ready to serve.
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- My friend Christopher Spitzmiller, sent in the following several photos. This is his table. The chrysanthemums were from Bear Creek farm.
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- Here’s his turkey from a local farm, Quatrro’s Poultry & Game Farm.
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- The ceramic fruit was by Clare Potter. And at each place setting, old Wedgwood transferware plates in blue and white.
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- Here’s a closer look. Transferware is a type of pottery made by transferring a print from special paper onto earthenware or a porcelain dish. It first started appearing in the late 18th century and became more popular in the 1820s and 1830s.
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- The chocolate turkey came from Krause’s a local Rhinebeck shop.
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- And here is just one plate full. There were many to follow.
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- The next few photos are from VP Creative Services for Marquee Brands, Ryan Mesina. This year his niece, Olivia, really wanted to make an apple crumble pie, so naturally he suggested my recipe from my 100th cookbook, MARTHA: THE COOKBOOK.
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- Ryan prepped the crust with her and then let her run with the rest. Here she is with her boyfriend, Blair, working on the crumble topping.
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- Ryan’s nephew, Alex, always requests a cheesecake. The one Ryan makes has a sour cream topping and gingersnap crust, and this year he garnished it with sugared cranberries, which were a great addition.
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- Here’s the rest of what Ryan made – a pumpkin pie, chocolate chip cookies, and a big platter of French macarons – hazelnut, pistachio, and salted caramel.
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- Here’s Ryan with his family before they tucked into dinner. He says, “we always welcome our extended family and any stragglers. This year we were about 20.”
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- Another colleague from Marquee, Carlos Ale, submitted his photos. He spent the holiday with his partner Lina’s family in Cincinnati, Ohio. this is the table setting and centerpiece.
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- The buffet was so full.
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- Here is the bar cart.
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- This is the “grazing table” filled with delicious cheeses, nuts, etc.
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- Here’s another view – such a beautiful and inviting display of bites.
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- This is a photo of Carlos and Lina.
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- And one of the entire family.
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- Connie Verducci sent in her photos. She and her husband hosted a wonderful meal at their home. Here is “Tom carving Tom and the buffet ready to be gobbled!”
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- The buffet was filled with all the traditional favorites.
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- And here is Connie’s table just before meal time.
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- The following four images are from the Zelnick and Belzberg Thanksgiving celebration in Anguilla.
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- Pigs in a blanket – delicious at any party.
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- And here are the turkeys – ready to carve and serve.
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- There were lots of sides and starters for everyone.
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- Danielle Vadai hosts a wonderful gathering every Thanksgiving. Here is her table.
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- Lots of turkeys and fall colors on the table.
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- Garrett Gottesman spent his holiday with his family in sunny Austin, Texas.
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- Garrett hand-delivered a copy of MARTHA: THE COOKBOOK to his mom and she was thrilled to receive it.
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- And my special projects producer, Judy Morris, made her rendition of my Mile High Apple Pie filled with pounds of apples in a flaky crust. What a wonderful selection of photos to ring in the holiday season. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving.
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