Cabbage, Pasta, & Potatoes

Today new dish was quite tasty. It came from Rachael Rays cooking show and "J" and I loved it. My mother gave it a thumbs down though.

You will need:
2 to 4 Potatoes
1 Box Whole Wheat Pasta
1 Small head Savory Cabbage (Cored and thinly shredded)
1 stick margarine or butter
3 to 6 cloves Garlic, skinned and halved
16 sage leaves ( I always use powdered )
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 1/2 to 2 cups Romano

Bring water to a boil. Add potatoes and thick cabbage. Cook for 7 min and then add the pasta. Cook WW pasta for 8 min. Stir in cabbage let simmer for 5 to 7 min. Strain.

While the other stuff is boiling. Put the margarine in a separate pan to melt. Add the garlic and 6 sage leaves. Cook for 3 to 5 min. Remove the garlic and sage leaves. Add some sliced up sage leaves. Also put 2 ladles of the starchy pasta water in w/ the butter. Mix with the pasta mixture and add the cheese if desired.

Update Oct 2, 07:
This is really really good and we have had it 4 or 5 times since the first time. So we really love this....!