Jamie Oliver's Uruguayan Dream...

Remember that first chivito I had back in August (see photo)? Well, since then I've only visited two other restaurants. I had another chivito at one, and there was another morning we didn't have water, I needed coffee, so I hit up the Burger King and went for the café con leche and two medialunas combo. I find it expensive here, especially since I'm up to my neck in debts to pay back in the States. I'm also still hoping to buy a drum, though I can't say I have high hopes it will happen.

My problem with restaurants is for the price of one meal, I can make at least 5-6 more at home. Mostly I eat a lot of rice, kind of my tribute to Chris McCandless; a noticeable tribute as I'm becoming more and more familiar with the outline of my ribcage.

Chris McCandless in the wild.
I think the bus is larger than my apartment.

But back to food: I add to the mix lots of dried beans, pasta, fruit/veggies, and tuna. I'm pretty sure the tuna I buy is kind of like the Spam of tuna. I've embraced budget recipes, and at this point just make it up as I go along. But I miss carne. No going vegetarian for me, no way. And Uruguay, like Argentina, is known for its meats...

Anyway, for the price of one chivito, I bought enough to make 2 burgers, milanesa (breaded veal), and spaghetti with meatballs. I'm hoping this will all last me until the end of the month, and it should with the assistance of my freezer. But I just finished a hamburger, and had to share the photo. It's a Jamie Oliver recipe, and one that should be tried by anyone that craves a good burger. I honestly think having gone almost 2 months without a meal like this, I'm a little food high...