Cup up Spaghetti with Spinach

We lay half of the phyllo sheets on the baking pan, we butter each one and cut them in the shape of the baking pan. We beat the eggs with the sugar, add the semolina and the vanillas and then add little by little the hot milk. We pour this cream in a pot to become curdy. We gently mix it while it is on the stovetop.

The name of the Monastery probably comes from the founder of the oldest monastery in the area, the hermit Grigorios Helandaris. Around 980 AD the monk Grigorios built, together with other monks, a small church and a small house, on the site where the Monastery is today. According to tradition, there is also the interpretation that the name of the Monastery is based on the etymology of the word "helandio" which is the Byzantine ship.

We boil the orzo into enough water until it gets tender. Remove from heat. We put the tahini in a bowl and we pour the lemon juice gradually while stirring with a fork until the two ingredients are mixed well. We add water using a spoon and we go on stirring until the tahini is a bit dissolved. We then add some small amount of the warm broth of the soup into the tahini while mixing constantly. When it gets dissolved enough we mix the dissolved tahini with the warm soup and we sprinkle with black pepper. We serve the tahini soup with....