Asian spiced pork tenderloin and curried coucous...

Robin bought me American's Test Kitchen Family cookbook for xmas. She asked me the other day why I havent made anything from it. My answer is " I have too many cookbook's". Sound familar? I pulled it out this morning and looked for a recipe using the pork tenderloin I found in the freezer. As an aside, tonight after dinner, Robin and I went thru the downstairs freezer. I made a list of everything in there. It wasnt pretty, but it's not as bad as we both though.

So, I whipped up an asian style wet rub( more like a marinade) for the pork. Canola oil, diced jalapeno and garlic, ginger and soy. I added some chinese 5 spice powder to it. I chucked it in a ziplock bag and let it marinate for about 3 hrs( too long because the soy made it a tad too spicy). Robin "manned" the grill until it registered 140 on an instant read. We tented it with foil and let it sit until it came up to 160f. I also made a curried couscous pilaf. Fairly simple and straightforward. I took some help with the veggie. I used a bag of mixed beans + carrots that you just toss in the microwave. I topped it with a smidge of a seasame ginger sauce with some sesame seeds.