Martha Stewart bakes 35 pies for Thanksgiving, more stars celebrate

Celebrities are taking to social media to celebrate Thanksgiving with loved ones, thanks and lots of food.
Martha Stewart had pies aplenty for her Thanksgiving celebration.
“Total pies baked 35 – Chocolate pecan, brown butter maple rum pecan , pumpkin phyllo , apple crumb , and cranberry,” Stewart shared Wednesday on Instagram with photos of all her creations.
The lifestyle mogul’s marathon baking session “took two days, 100 eggs, 14 pounds pecan halves, eleven jars Karo syrup, 25 pounds heckers flour, thirty pounds plugra butter, six cups maple syrup, 60 ounces pumpkin puree, 18 cups fres cranberries,” Stewart said.
Even decades into her cooking career, she’s still learning from mistakes and sharing the wisdom: “I used three big ovens which are a mess now because I stupidly forgot to place cookie sheets under some of the pies which bubbled and oozed everywhere -the pies are delicious!”
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But Stewart didn’t stay around for long to enjoy her hard work: She jetted off to Italy for the holiday, posting Thursday from Rome. “Happy Thanksgiving to all of you from Rome!!!the trevi fountain under construction is still very beautiful,” she wrote on Instagram.
Keep scrolling for more of how celebrities came together for the holiday season.
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Bruce Willis has been pictured in rare new photos nearly two years after his dementia diagnosis.
On Thanksgiving Day, the “Die Hard” franchise star’s daughters Tallulah and Scout Willis, who he shares with Demi Moore, posted heartfelt Instagram photos on Thursday.
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In the snaps, Willis, 69, holds a nameplate that says “Best Dad Ever” while being surrounded by his daughters on a couch.
The sisters, who posted the photos jointly, captioned the post “Grateful.”
Willis and Moore’s eldest daughter Rumer Willis, an actress and “Dancing with the Stars” alum, was not pictured in the photos.
Lily Collins is showing her gratitude for her husband Charlie McDowell and rescue dog Redford.
The “Emily in Paris” star posted a series of Instagram snaps featuring McDowell, who she married in 2021, and Redford.
“Grateful for my boys, today and every day. Thank you for making every day an adventure. Love you beyond…” she captioned the post.
Keke Palmer shared a photo of her with her 1-year-old son, Leodis. “Very excited going into the holiday season. It has been a rewarding yet grueling year. Spending time with family and celebrating is not only needed but necessary! If not for your community, what is it for? Life is too short for us to not give it meaning,” she wrote on Instagram Thursday. “What are you thankful for this year?”
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Santa Claus had a special guest during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday: Emmy winner Liza Colón-Zayas joined him as Mrs. Claus, joyously waving to the onlookers at the parade.
In an Instagram post Thursday, “The Bear” star shared the behind-the-scenes photos of the Christmas surprise she was cooking up for the rainy Thanksgiving Day.
“Don’t Rain on my Parade! It doesn’t matter. It’s a kids dream for me,” she wrote. “Happy Thanksgiving.
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British actress Jameela Jamil shared a slightly different holiday tradition.
Along with a picture of her with actor Tom Hanks, she wrote in an Instagram text post on Thursday, “I don’t celebrate Thanksgiving. I instead watch Tom Hanks movies and eat curry with friends. We call it Hanksgiving.”
She noted that she “once sat next to him at a dinner but was too embarrassed to tell him of this long tradition of mine.”
In the post’s caption, she also advocated for people to enjoy the Thanksgiving food without guilt. “Please eat today. Don’t let the diet demon adverts on sale get you and make you feel guilty for enjoying the MASSIVE privilege of enjoying food that you’re lucky to have, with loved ones who you’re lucky to still have here when so many are losing theirs right in front of our eyes,” she wrote. “Life is short. Pie is fantastic. Make the right choice.”
“Big Bang Theory” star Mayim Bialik encouraged a plant-based holiday this year.
“Hoping everyone has a safe and meaningful Thanksgiving today – no matter how you spend the day. As for turkey-free,” she wrote in the caption of a photo of her hugging a turkey. “Me I’m all about incorporating plant-based meals this holiday season. Share your favorites below!”
Katie Couric recalled years past when she used to host the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC, sharing throwback photos with Al Roker and Willard Scott.
“Happy Thanksgiving!” she wrote. “I’m on a social media detox but before I left, I asked my trusty social media director McKinley to post this carousel of crazy chapeaus from my own eras tour when I hosted the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade for (gulp!) 14 years! This is some array of hats—I’m not sure what I was thinking at times—but hey, it was the 90s! The final post is when Carrie was on a float with @HilaryDuff! Too funny! Happy Thanksgiving to all of you. I’m thankful for the community here! Sending love and elastic waistbands to you and your families!”