Dinner – A B B Y N S T A . C O M

Andalucia, Spain, Vegetarian Dining in Andalucia

Cantina Mariachi – Mexican in Fuengirola

November 23, 2021 No Comments

Did you know it’s actually pronounced Fu-en-hi-ro-la? Neither I, so I was happy when a native from Fuengirola corrected me 🙂

If you ever plan to travel to Andalucia, you can stay in Fuengirola. It’s much cheaper than Málaga, and there is this C1 train from Fuengirola to Málaga 3 times an hour, and it only takes 30 min. I loved this travel, because you get to see Costa del Sol throughout the travel by train. I did this every day, and some days even 2-3 times. Hehe 😉

Can you see the cute parrots here? 😉

Okay. After that walking through in Fuengirola to CC Miramar and some hours at the beach, we were of course hungry. My brother asked me if I was in mood for Mexican food. I was like “ehm, maybe”, but could feel he really wanted Mexican food for dinner, and I didn’t want to spoil anything, so I said ok. He took me to one of his favourite Mexican restaurants, Cantina Mariachi, at Calle Larga, and promised that I wouldn’t regret. And I didn’t. I came back few days later 😉

We both went for his favourite dish – an XL burrito in a vegetarian version, they made for us. It was sooooo good. Yummmm.

Also the staff is friendly and talkative. You feel like you’ve known them for ages!

The good part is that this restaurant (and many others) are located only 5 minutes by walk from my brother’s apartment. And Calle Larga definitely a great spot for dining!

Then we went to Plaza de la Constitucion. This place is indeed one of my favourite spots in Fuengirola. I am really looking forward to go back. Pl. de la Constituion is like a place for socializing it seems, and it happens just in front of the church.

As long as I was there, something happened every evening – concerts, live shows, etc., and the atmosphere was so cozy.

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Oven Baked Veggie Risotto

August 8, 2018 No Comments

Here is one of my favourtie and easiest recipes of vegetable risotto. This recipe is actually one I made many years ago, and shared on my former blog, so now I’m just re-sharing it 😉 Risotto is of course another popular Italian dish, and there are many varieties. Both baking it in the oven is definitely the easiest way, but I’m not sure if this is a “right way” to do it 😛 However, hope you’ll like it 🙂

Servings: 3

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Ricotta and Spinach Stuffed Cannellonis

March 29, 2018 2 Comments

I once made this delicious meal, and even prepared some for my colleagues and my bro. They too loved it 😉

I later posted this recipe on my previous blog, so now posting it again here 😉

Servings: 3

Ingredients:

12 fresh sheets of lasagna pasta
400 g ricotta cheese
150 g fresh spinach
50 g sun dried tomatoes
500 g of chopped tomatoes
4-5 cloves of garlic
½ chopped onion (optional)
2 tbs thyme
Some chili flakes (optional)
Salt & pepper
1 tbsp. of olive oil
125 g of grated mozzarella cheese (or more, if you want to)

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Mexican Inspired Rice with a Middle East Touch

September 15, 2017 No Comments

Hello everyone <3

Here is a very easy, but yummy meal, that I made some years ago. I’ve made it several times, as it is very good as a lunch, and you can add any kind of veggies, and combine it with some falafels and/or avocado. I love avocados btw! 😀

Here we go!

Servings: 2

Ingredients:

1 cup of rice (I used parboiled rice with wild rice)
2 tomatoes, cut into smaller pieces
½ cup of peas
½ cup of corn
¼ cup of red pepper (if you like it, you can add about ½ cup instead)
2 tsp. of tomato puree
Some salt
2 tsp. red chili powder (can be reduced if you don’t want it to be so spicy)
3-4 tsp. of crushed almonds
1 tbs. olive oil

Directions:

First, cook the rice as per prescription and drain.
Preheat a pan/pot and add the vegetables with 1 tbs. of water (except the tomatoes), and let it cook.
Once cooked add the tomato puree, the cut tomatoes, salt, chili and almonds. Mix it well and let it cook for another 4-5 mins.
Finally add the olive oil and turn off the stove. Just keep the mixture hot.
Add the cooked rice into the mixture, and mix it all together properly.
Serve with some cut avocado and falafel – this gives the whole dish a good texture and taste 🙂

Enjoy 😉

~AJ

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Aubergine Lasagne

May 3, 2017 No Comments

I made this yummy veggie lasagna for my family, when I visited my parents – and it was lovely 🙂

Servings: 6

Ingredients:

800 g chopped tomatoes (2 boxes/cans)
1 eggplant, sliced (if you want it easy, cut the eggplant into cubes, and add it to the sauce)
2 carrots, cut into cubes
250 g mushroom, sliced
2 onions, finely chopped
6 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
3 teaspoons of tomato puree
Some fresh basil
Salt & pepper (or chili)
2 teaspoons of virgin olive oil
12 lasagna noodles
250 g of grated cheese (I used grated mozzarella)

Instructions:

Preheat the oven at 180°C degrees (on convection oven)

First, let’s make the tomato sauce:

In a pan, heat the olive oil, and add the onion and garlic, and let it cook till it turns golden and soft.

Now add the cut carrots, mushrooms (and if it’s the easy version, also add the cubed eggplant here), and let it cook for another 5 min., and then add the tomato puree, chopped tomatoes, salt and pepper and 2 dl of water. Stir and let it cook for about 15 min. on low heat. Now add the basil leaves.

The non-easy version: While letting the sauce cook, you can use this time for roasting the sliced eggplant till they turn soft. Alternatively they can also be grilled. Once roasted, put it aside.

Now it’s time for layering the lasagna:

Layer 3 lasagna noodles in a 25 x 35 cm baking dish
Add the sauce (let it cover, you should use half of the sauce)
Add the eggplant slices (the non-easy version)
Add some lasagna noodles
Add the rest of the sauce
Add the cheese

Let the lasagna bake for about 35 min (do check, the cheese should be melted and golden).

Buon appetito! 🙂

~AJ

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Easy Peasy Tomato-Leek Risotto

March 2, 2017 No Comments

This time I tried to make some risotto with tomato and leek, without too many difficulties 😀 I love risotto but I haven’t made risotto for ages, so I therefore decided to make some today for dinner, and for my lunch tomorrow. Also made an extra serving for one of my colleagues – can’t wait to get the feedback from her 😀