Mount Athos Pastitsio with Mushrooms

Peel and cut potatoes for fries. Fry them in medium oil . Pull them out and spread in pan. Pour the cheese, salt. pepper, oregano and stir gently. Spread evenly in the pan again. Beat eggs with milk and a little salt and pepper. Pour the mixture into the pan and bake in moderate oven until risen and become lightly browned.

Put in the kettle the mushrooms, the onion, cut into large slices, one cup of water, oregano and pepper, to get a boil. Then, add the remaining water and when it boils, add the rice and all the rest materials, along with vegetable cubes. Close the kettle and let it boil. Ten minutes after the valve gets up, the food is ready. Open the kettle and add the dill and the parsley. 

One of the most imposing monasteries of Mount Athos, the Holy Great Monastery of Simonos Petra is built on the edge of a steep granite rock and balances between heaven and earth, in a unique and impressive way. The majestic edifice is defined by a seven-story turreted building, on a large turreted base, it is located at a distance of about 300 m. from the sea and is actually a special example of bold Byzantine engineering. The historical life of the Holy Patriarchal Monastery of Simonopetra has a continuous course of approximately eight centuries, which ranks it in the 13th hierarchical position among the 20 monasteries of Mount Athos.