A Very Pemstein Passover

Chag Sameach everyone! I hope you all had yummy passover seders blessed with all sorts of bitter herbs, finding the afikomen and manichevitz.  Passover is one of my favorite holidays.  What with it being a mitzvah to have at least four glasses of wine and having an excuse to eat matzo for eight days, who wouldn't love it?

Chocolate Covered Matzah

It's always great to celebrate holidays with friends, a.k.a my NY family, when I can't be home in Atlanta with the Haynes clan.  I attended, for the second year, passover seder at the Pemstein's.  Like all great Pemstein events, it did not disappoint with the highlights being a flawless service led by Rabbi Pema, the gifted culinary skills of Yessica, and a female dominated Cranium match up.

Homemade Macaroons

For the occasion I brought a salad, pomegranate infused carrots (a DeeDee Lynn special), chocolate covered matzah and homemade macaroons.  Check out the links for recipes!  The highlight of the meal  for me was Jess' spinach casserole.  It was a different take on the spinach entree that would make Popeye proud.  Here's the recipe:

Ingredients:
3 packages of chopped spinach - defrosted and drained
2 eggs beaten
2 cups cottage cheese
1/2 cup matzah meal
1 cup Parmesan cheese
1 onion finely chopped
1/2 cup of greek yogurt
Directions:
Mix all together and turn into casserole dish.  Bake 1 hour and 30 mins at 350 degrees.  Add melted margarine/butter to top when reheating.  Add salt and pepper for taste.

Hope the next seven days fly by for everyone if you are keeping passover!  Don't forget to fill up on fruit for some extra fiber to keep things in motion ;)