Martha Stewart celebrated her birthday in fashion.

The approach to life professional marked her 82nd birthday on Thursday with an over-the prime Mexican feast at her dwelling.

“Mexican at Martha’s,” Stewart writes within the caption of an Instagram put up celebrating her birthday. “Chef Lazaro outdid himself with a high-quality Mexican feast.”

Within the photographs, Stewart shared the meals, the tablescape and a few additional decor. Her friends sat at an oblong eating desk with every seat set with wicker placemats, gold silverware and mauve napkins with an “MS” embroidered on them.

Stewart additionally confirmed off three vases overflowing with artfully organized flowers that have been displayed all through her dwelling for the birthday celebration.

Within the caption, Stewart expanded on the meals that was served at her birthday celebration. “Carnitas, tamales, enchiladas, guacamole, chips, Camarones ala diabla, pico de Gallo, avenue corn, and so on,” have been all a part of her birthday unfold.

Staying true to kind, she revealed that she baked her personal birthday cake with a toasted meringue frosting. “Dessert Martha made,” the caption reads.

After all, Stewart needed to cap off her birthday celebration with some cocktails. She shared that she served caipirinha, Brazil’s nationwide cocktail made with cachaça, sugar and lime, and “Martharitas.”

Final 12 months, when she turned 81, Stewart posted a “birthday selfie” earlier than her “huge bday dinner” on her Instagram. Within the photograph, she could be seen laying again in a taupe coat along with her blonde falling behind her, highlighting her spectacular pores and skin.

“We had a scrumptious lunch and only a bit an excessive amount of @19crimes martha’s chard,” she wrote within the caption, referring to her 19 Crimes Martha Stewart Chardonnay.

Age is clearly nothing however a quantity to Stewart, who posed for the duvet of Sports activities Illustrated again in Might alongside Megan Fox, Kim Petras and Brooks Nader. 

“It ought to have been 30 years in the past,” Stewart jokingly advised PEOPLE solely on the time. “That may have been nice. It was not a aim I set for myself, however as soon as requested, I assumed to myself, let’s do it!”

Stewart confirmed off her determine in varied places across the Dominican Republic for pictures taken by the identical photographer who photographed her within the Nineties for her personal journal, Ruven Afanador. She stated that it meant lots to be provided the duvet.

“It is vital to face as much as challenges, whether or not they’re magnificence challenges or mental challenges, even philanthropic challenges,” she shared. “To have the ability to get up and do it — to me — is so enjoyable! And that is undertaking one thing that not all people would accomplish.”

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For the “lengthy, lengthy style day,” the writer shared her preparation rituals with PEOPLE, together with common facials and clear consuming.

“I did Pilates three, perhaps 4 instances per week and didn’t have a drink — no alcohol in any way for 2 months,” she stated, including: “I additionally bought a twig tan a pair days earlier than the shoot, which is not one thing I normally do. It is good once you’re down in that azure water. I bought a lightweight tan, and it was very fairly, very pure. I am very happy with the images, I actually am.”