Let one disk of dough stand at room temperature just until soft enough to roll, about 10 minutes. The opening chapter features a ceramic nativity scene that looks like it's made of light-brown, coffee-colored Wedgwood Drabware - it was made during Stewart's time in prison in 2004 after she was convicted for obstruction of justice in relation to questionable stock sales. 'We made a whole lot of ornaments in the shape of bears this year and they're very cute,' she says.īut Martha's Entertaining isn't all cute Christmas and pretty place settings. This year, in honor of her 10-month-old grandchild, Jude, Stewart is planning a 'Brown Bear Christmas.' I'm always adding to my collections of stuff, and it's a lot of fun.' It's all organized in those plastic tubs on big, floor-to-ceiling shelves, so we know where everything is. 'We have a very organized basement,' she says. Stewart keeps all of her Christmas decorations neatly tucked away in the basement of her Bedford home. Her 75th book, Martha's Entertaining, was released in October. Entertaining, her first book, was published in 1982. In the early 1980s, Martha Stewart was working as a caterer and couldn't find a good book on entertaining - so she wrote her own. But Stewart insists even the unprofessional homemaker can follow along. The book is overflowing with artfully arranged food on exquisite china, set beside gorgeous glasses and beautiful flatware. make wonderful food from really good recipes, set a pretty table or a beautiful buffet, make flower arrangements cut from our own gardens,' Stewart explains.Īs always, Stewart sets the bar high. 'What I did in this book was try to capture sort of the essence of what we all like to do when we entertain. Martha's Entertaining: A Year of Celebrations shows off Stewart's superstar hospitality at her home in Bedford, N.Y., her weekend place in East Hampton, N.Y., and her summer house in Maine. Three decades later, Stewart has written a new book filled with photos of her own gatherings. 'I couldn't find a good book about entertaining in 1982 and neither could my friend, so I decided to write it.'Īt the time, Stewart was working as a caterer, so her 1982 book is filled with photos of other people's fabulous parties.

'The first book really was kind of an entertaining textbook for the homemaker,' Stewart tells NPR's Linda Wertheimer. Nearly 30 years ago - long before she had her own TV show or magazine or brand - Martha Stewart wrote her very first book, Entertaining. Your purchase helps support NPR programming.

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