Uruguay
A violent Marxist urban guerrilla movement, the Tupamaros, launched in the late 1960s, led Uruguay's president to agree to military control of his administration in 1973. By the end of the year the rebels had been crushed, but the military continued to expand its hold throughout the government. Civilian rule was not restored until 1985. Uruguay's political and labor conditions are among the freest on the continent.

Uruguay is slightly smaller than the state of Washington.The climate is w
arm and temperate with freezing temperatures almost unknown.

Recipes

Pascualina - Main
(Uruguayan Spinach Pie)

Ingredients
5 eggs
500 g of frozen (or fresh) spinach
2 frozen sheets of puff pastry
1 onion
3 garlic cloves (you can use more if you really love garlic)
Olive oil (Spanish of course)
4 or 5 slices of cheddar cheese
Bread crumbs

Directions
Defrost the spinach in the microwave oven for 10 minutes in high. In the meantime slice the onion thinly and fry it with olive oil with the garlic in a very hot frying pan until it gives that nice fried onion smell (yes just before it burns itself away). Toss the defrosted spinach into the frying pan and add one of the eggs to this mixture, add 2 soupspoons of breadcrumbs, and mix. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes in high. Using non-stick baking papers, line the inside of the round baking tray (20 cm diameter will do). You might decide to have a glass (or 2) of a nice white or red wine, whilst you are doing this. Lay one sheet of the puff pastry on the tray and add the mixture of spinach, onion and garlic. Break the rest of the eggs and put them on top of this mixture. Finally add the cheese slices on top of the eggs. Cover this with the second sheet of puff pastry. Cook for 35 minutes in a pre-heated oven at 220ºc.



Pasta Frola - Dessert

Ingredients
2 cups of flour
1 t baking powder
150 grams of butter
1 cup of sugar
one egg
one yolk
1 T milk
One can of quince

Directions
Beat the butter, sugar and eggs. Pour the flour and baking powder. Knead together. Voila! the cake mixture is ready. Lay in a baking pan, add the can of quince, and cut strips of pastry. And in a criss-cross pattern, decorate the top of the cake. Bake for 35 minutes in an oven set for 375 F.