A nice good pork steak needs some TLC, tender, love and care, so next time when you want to enjoy one, remember my tricks. If you are not an everyday cook, make sure you choose the right meat, pork shoulder is great because it has the perfect balance of lean and fat meat.

“Grandpa, I love unicorns so much, but how can I see one for real? I only see them in pictures or in paintings”, says little Dora.

“Well, they live in a secret place, deep in a huge old forest where trees are so high, they can touch the sky”, answers Grandpa Joe.

This is one of my favorite cakes because you can eat it just the way it is or you can use your imagination and take it to the next level of yumminess adding some vanilla cream or ice cream or even some almond or pistachio cream on top of it. The juicy sweet and sour taste of the apricots with their special flavor matches perfect with the sweet and bitter taste of caramelized sugar.

We use a large deep pot to fry a big chopped onion together with one bay leaf, a pinch of salt and some thyme, until it turns soft. Separately we fry small chunks of beef, about one pound, for couple of minutes, just until we seal juices inside.