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    Katie Holmes Reveals The Secret To Her Perfect Thanksgiving

    Katie Holmes admitted she isn't very good when it comes to preparing a Thanksgiving turkey, but she makes up for it with decor.

    "We're going to be in Los Angeles and I'm not a big cook so I usually go to the flower mart in downtown Los Angeles and I make up for my lack of cooking with a good presentation," Katie told Martha Stewart as she filmed an appearance for Tuesday's "The Martha Stewart Show."

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    The actress, wife to Tom Cruise and mom to Suri Cruise, said she does have a meal ready too, but she's not usually behind the preparation.

    "I make sure the fixings are there I just don't tell how they got there," Katie explained.

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    There is one thing, however, Katie does make - pumpkin bars.

    "My mom started a tradition where she makes these amazing pumpkin bars -- almost like a pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting, but it's not too spicy. In my family we travel so much and we're constantly living in hotels, so my daughter and I have been in the living room of the hotel with powdered sugar going everywhere making this to keep up the tradition," the "Jack and Jill" actress said. "They're really gooey and moist."

    "Does Tom like them?" Martha asked.

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    "Yes, I haven't met anyone who doesn't like the recipe," Katie responded.

    "The Martha Stewart Show" airs on the Hallmark Channel at 10 AM ET/PT.

    VIEW THE PHOTOS: Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes

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    • baaaaaaaaaaaa  •  6 mths ago
      hmmmmmmmmmmm let's see the secret to a perfect thanksgiving a personal cook, a decorator, a party planner, a reality check what tha heck do these air heads from Hollywood know about how to have a perfect holiday honestly yahoo get a clue.................
    • Pamela  •  Stockton, United States  •  6 mths ago
      so sorry to hear that the poor dear has to suffer with having to bake her traditional pumpkin bars at a 5 star hotel. must be so hard not to be able to be in one's own home for the holidays.
      i do know about that sort of thing, as we too are unable to be in our home this year... cause we lost it to the banks. fortunately, however, we are have a lovely thanksgiving feast of turkey and "fixings"... at local church where it will be free for those of us who cannot afford a turkey this year.
      stay strong, little katie! my prayers are with you...
      • lame-o“O”bozo 6 mths ago
        truly I am sorry to hear you lost your home...truly I am, may you have a very blessed Holiday Season with those you Love; and to all good health...
      • Instant karma 6 mths ago
        Who in the world would give the above post a thumbs down" Must really stink to be them...
      • Homo 6 mths ago
        hey Pamela, your bitterness is crap. be thankful you have your health and ability to rebound. dont concentrate on what you dont have, concentrate on what you do have
    • prettylady  •  6 mths ago
      Katie Holmes is a door mat for Tom Cruise....that's why he married her...he likes them docile. I take my off for his previous wife (her name escapes me right now) for ditching his control freak #$%$!!
      • Victoria 6 mths ago
        Nicole Kidman!..haha :)
    • tiredofit  •  Houston, United States  •  6 mths ago
      She had such potential then she had to marry whats his name.
      among other things.
    • DonnaE  •  6 mths ago
      Looking for Katie Holmes pumpkin bar recipe. can anyone help me?
    • tlcnor  •  Chico, United States  •  6 mths ago
      She is married to the perfect turkey.
    • A Yahoo! user  •  Coram, United States  •  6 mths ago
      she is so useless
      • PHILIPL 6 mths ago
        She took the easy way out...She could have been big....
    • rtwngr  •  6 mths ago
      Whoopdee, @#$%^&* doo! What a waste of space...
    • Toni  •  6 mths ago
      Great - now I want some pumpkin bars. Why not share the recipe, Katie? I'm glad for you and your family that you enjoy decorating and you are having a good life. Please pray for, and/or help those who are not so fortunate this year.
    • woof  •  6 mths ago
      blah
    • Tiffy  •  Palm Beach, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Please, who cares about celebs, when most of us are struggling..Idiots.
      • Gina 6 mths ago
        This is from ACCESSHOLLYWOOD. Don't read entertainment news if you don't want to hear about celebrities.
    • Antoinette  •  Royal Oak, United States  •  6 mths ago
      For cryin out loud, anyone can go out of their way to decorate for Thanksgiving, what a spoiled dumb disappointment her mother raised. Cant even cook a #$%$ turkey. Its not flippin brain science ya know
      • Toni 6 mths ago
        I don't know how either but I was a vegetarian most of my life. And our family ate at an aunt's house each year. She doesn't need to cook, she has staff for that. I mean it isn't her fault people ask her such superficial questions.
      • Antoinette 6 mths ago
        Her PR should have given her the answer to that so she didnt look like such a #$%$ To thaw a turkey, allow 3-4 hours per pound. 20 - 24 pounds 325 degrees F 6 - 7 hours, you can look this #$%$ up online. Another thing, I highly doubt she actually does the decorating, probably doesnt havent a clue in that either. smh.
    • Diana  •  Cincinnati, United States  •  6 mths ago
      It would be nice to see some real news here on Yahoo and not about Katie or any of the Kardashians. Of course she can't really cook since she is never home, and of course no one cares since they only weigh in at anorexic weight. Katie Holmes does not interest me in any way. She is not particularily pretty nor seemingly smart. She is just an actress and not even a good actress. What she's doing for Thanksgiving is not interesting unless she is going to WalMart for the midnight sales. That would be interesting since it would mean she lives like the rest of us.
    • woof  •  6 mths ago
      blah
    • Larry N  •  6 mths ago
      This Sci-Tology whacko has kitchen servants, she won't lift a finger!
    • Lynn N  •  Raleigh, United States  •  6 mths ago
      So how about a recipe, Katie?
    • brainwavemaven  •  6 mths ago
      BFD
    • Gonzo  •  Phoenix, United States  •  6 mths ago
      seen her on letterman last nite, cruise has her thinking she's a bag a chips and then some, dave was even bored with her and when dave doesnt kiss a ladys hand after the interview you know he wasnt impressed with her, just another snobby rich beotch of tinseltown...
    • Tim  •  6 mths ago
      I suspect it is far easier to project a life filled with perfection when you have the kind of lifestyle of these holy-wood elite personalities, the thing is that is not reflective of the real world. In the real world there are people who may not even have a job, now put someone that has everything into a situation like that and then you have a real "reality show" just saying its not hard to be perfect when you have a supernatural lifestyle that few people could even hope to emulate, but in the real world, perfection is not so easy to obtain. Just do the best you can and if you have to eat chicken instead of turkey, be thankful for what you do have, now that is what the real world is all about.
    • Ken  •  6 mths ago
      I'm sure Tom and Katie's Scientology Thansgiving is too much for a sane person to bear.
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