If serving Kielbasa, start cooking it in skillet. In separate large pot, start water to boil pasta; cook according to directions. Add sliced onion to kielbasa (or alone if not cooking sausage) and cook until browned. In meantime, drain pasta and put back in pot. Do NOT rinse. Add margarine or butter then cottage cheese. Stir, add salt and pepper and serve with onions and optional sausage on side.

 * I always use one large carton cottage cheese per one pound of pasta. I also keep an extra carton on hand to "refresh" the pasta for warmed up left-overs if there are any,

This is a family favorite that my Hungarian father-in-law taught his kids to make. Even people who hate cottage cheese love this dish and often beg us to make it for them. I've spoken with other Hungarian cooks and some Czechs and most have their own version of this authentic and very tasty dish. In fact my kids and grandkids love it so much that it has become theri traditional birthday dish. With 3 July birthdays, I've grown used to the idea of having it three times that month alone. :)