# family dinner

Grilled pork tenderloin sliced on a wooden board with charred edges
Recipe

Grilled Pork Tenderloin That Forgives a Packed Evening

Pork tenderloin is the cut that doesn't get enough credit. It's lean, it's fast, and this garlic-soy-Dijon marinade takes it from good to genuinely impressive. Real time: about 55 minutes. Hands-on: maybe 15 of them.

Baked manicotti shells with sausage and melted cheese
Recipe

Stuffed Manicotti With Italian Sausage And Cheese

One pan of sausage-and-ricotta manicotti under bubbly marinara, done in about an hour. My version freezes well, feeds a crowded table, and survives picky-eater houses. Here's the whole method, including the bag-piping trick that saves the noodles.