Martha Stewart Cooks for Christmas After Canceling Thanksgiving

Stewart previously revealed that she was "turkeyed out" by Thanksgiving

Martha Stewart is no grinch.

After canceling Thanksgiving because she was "turkeyed out," the lifestyle mogul, 82, helped prepare a stunning Christmas dinner at her friends' home.

The cookbook author posted photos from her pals' house in Millbrook, N.Y., which is not far from Stewart's home in Bedford, N.Y. Hosts Christopher Spitzmiller and Anthony Bellomo transformed their Hudson Valley farm into a festive spot for Christmas dinner. But, of course, Stewart still helped out in the kitchen.

According to her Instagram post, Stewart prepared a rib roast for Christmas dinner. With the help of Pat LaFrieda to get the "best" meat for the festive meal, the businesswoman made a seven rib roast for her gathering.

The roast was served alongside corn pudding, caviar, Brussels sprouts, Yorkshire pudding and a radicchio pomegranate salad. To finish off the meal, the crew enjoyed a Yule log (or bûche de Noël).

Unlike other years, Stewart's relatives were not in New York. Her daughter Alexis and grandkids Truman and Jude spent the holidays in Japan, according to Stewart's Instagram Story, but were sure to send Stewart photos from their ski trip.

Stewart originally revealed on The Kelly Clarkson Show that she canceled her plans to host a Turkey Day meal. Instead she visited different friends' homes for the holiday.

"I gave up Thanksgiving. I canceled," said Stewart. "Nine guests canceled because somebody got sick. So ... I called up my chef friend and I said, 'We’re not doing Thanksgiving.' "

Adding to her decision was the several meals she had already prepared ahead of Thanksgiving. "I’ve also cooked 14 turkeys already for my TV show, and I still have to [cook] one more turkey on the Today show," she explained at the time. "So forget it."

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Stewart later clarified that she didn't mean to imply that the whole holiday be canceled — just her dinner plans.

"What I canceled was the planned gathering at my house due to guest cancellations and new travel plans!” she said in a post.

She eventually did celebrate the holiday — and baked a whopping 30 pies over the span of two days for the occasion.

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Stewart has always loved Christmas. A post recently shared to her Facebook account revealed a sweet photo of Stewart celebrating Christmas at age 14.

"This picture of me at 14 was taken by my father in front of the Kostyra tree. I am all decked out in holiday finery—my first formal dress, sewn at home by Mother and me: ice-blue taffeta with a pink net overlay and pink tulle gloves," read the post.

The caption added that the cookbook author's Christmas holiday as a kid included fun photo-ops and "was always a day filled with a flurry of activity, from baking and cooking to decorating and gifting."

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