Ina prefers a savory bread pudding, like this one, instead of stuffing. "I cook a turkey without the stuffing and then I make a savory bread pudding, which is kind of like stuffing, but it’s crusty on the outside and moist on the inside."

Ina's been making this the same way for 40 years. "Why mess with a classic," she says. Make it up to a week in advance and keep it in the fridge.

Jennifer Garner makes her grandmother's classic recipe every year.

When Nigella Lawson prepares a big Thanksgiving feast for her American friends in London, she likes to include her mother's festive red cabbage dish. She livens it up with juicy apples and crunchy pomegranate seeds.