Lazarus Saturday, Cheese Pascha making, and Palm Sunday Vespers

My friend Mary's recipe for Cheese Pascha:

The recipe is 2 lbs farmer's cheese, 1 lb cream cheese, 5 hard-boiled egg yolks, 1/2 lb butter, 1 lb sugar (I use less), 1 sm carton of whipping cream (1/2 pint), 1 Tb. flour (I left out), 1 tsp vanilla. I drain mine in a smallish bowl but change it a few times and I don't weight it if it's been frozen. It still seems to drain fine.

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We were at liturgy this morning for Lazarus Saturday and 

later vespers for Palm Sunday.

In between lunch, a needed nap, and vespers I made the 

simple version cheese Pascha.

This is the first time I ever made it,

and the first time I used farmers cheese.

I was going to use a more complicated recipe that called for 3lbs 

farmers cheese, so I upped the recipe by .5 for all measurements in this recipe,

with Mr Husband's help! 

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Munchkin comes tomorrow.

Please pray that all goes well.

I am getting really excited for Holy Week!

Pascha Meal at Home this past Sunday evening

Pascha Table,

with Red and White Rushnyk,

Grandma's dishes, cheese, nuts, salad,

cheese Pascha, two pots of tea, Pascha bread,

water, chocolate chip cookies, 

candles and our best silver.

My Sister got me this wooden red egg from Romania

for this past Christmas.

 We had lots of wonderful goodies!

The Rum-Kokos are from a dear Romania friend 

in Ottawa that I saved for Pascha...

This was our candle from our Pascha basket last year.

I decided I will save each candle for one year

and then light it on Pascha/Sunday night at home

when we have our simple Paschal basket meal at home.

I used our wedding reception votive candles for 

icon lampadas...

It is so wonderful to continue the Paschal

celebrations at home!

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Mr. Husband and I are looking forward to enjoying 

things from our basket over the coming weeks!

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Christ is Risen!!

Truly, He is Risen!