Start with the meat. All I had was a piece of leftover eye of round about the size of two of my fists. Heated up olive oil in a 2 quart pot, threw in the meat, and slammed the lid on top as the oil was slashing everywhere. Cut up 2 potatoes, 3 carrots, 2 small onions. Turned over the meat to brown the other side. Threw in about a cup and half of water, taking care not to burn myself on the steam ... again. Waited until the water boiled, threw in all the veggies. Salt and liberal dose of Worchester sause. Pepper and a shot or two of Tabasco. Cover. left alone for 10 minutes over medium heat. Realized I was running out of water. Mixed about 2 cups (maybe 3) with cornstarch, threw in pot. Turned over veggies. Added a few chopped scallions. Waited until boiled, let simmer on medium heat for 12 more minutes. Added more salt and a bit more of Worchester sauce. Pepper too. Took off heat, returned over all the mushy veggies. A little more scallion for color, took out meat, covered the rest. Cut up the meat into bite sized portions, served along with the stew. And that, sadly, was the most exciting thing I did today.