Creamy Spanikopita with Fresh Spinach and Dill

Name: Creamy Spanikopita with Fresh Spinach and Dill
Ingredients: 2 cups cottage cheese; 1 pound feta cheese (a creamy style feta, like Israeli or French, is especially nice); 1/4 cup coarsley chopped fresh dill (~1 small bunch); 1/4 red (preferred) or yellow onion, finely chopped, or 1/2 bunch scallions, sliced; 1 egg; 1 bunch spinach, washed, dried and roughly chopped (preferably a large bunch); 2 tablespoons some sort of cracked-grain cereal (cream of rice, farina, etc); 1/2 packet phyllo dough, thawed; 1/3 cup olive oil (as needed); salt & pepper