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"  When the Food Network aired their &amp;quot;Holiday Extravaganza&amp;quot; in mid-December, Guy Fieri cooked up his favorite holiday meal, Balsamic Short Ribs with Parsnip Puree, with fellow chef Sunny Anderson. Even if you don&amp;#039;t like ribs (personally, I hate when my fingers get dirty while eating), you can still learn a thing or two about holiday cooking while watching Guy&amp;#039;s demonstration. Here&amp;#039;s what Guy taught me about cooking a big holiday meal: 1. Have a cup of coffee first. Guy was on the set at 4 a.m, so he downed a big cup of java before the cameras rolled. Even though I usually only sleep four hours a night, I realized that having coffee before cooking will help ensure I don&amp;#039;t pour sugar into a mixing bowl instead of salt. 2. Always brown meat, creating a thick crust, before baking it in an oven. 3. Nibble away at your ingredients while making your dish. Guy kept a plate of bacon (which he topped on the dish at the end) next to his cutting board. 4. If there&amp;#039;s ever a time to skip your usual exercise routine, it&amp;#039;s during the holidays. As Guy noted, &amp;quot;You&amp;#039;re not going to have one of these short ribs and then go on a hike.&amp;quot; 5. Don&amp;#039;t fear celery roots (pictured here). Sure, they look weird. But as Guy noted, &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s not a brain.&amp;quot; 6. Try a new spice this holiday season. Guy&amp;#039;s favorite? Pickling spice. He called it, &amp;quot;A tablespoon of holiday.&amp;quot; 7. Don&amp;#039;t forget that you can get a mini beauty makeover while cooking. While pouring a steaming broth into a pan, Guy said, &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m getting a parsnip/celery root facial over here.&amp;quot; What holiday tips do you have to share? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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