I do like TT very much. I made the suggestion specifically because you're new to it and it has a considerable learning curve if you want to use all it has to offer. It's a mini-language more than a templating system and it's trivial to use it like PHP; AKA, the wrong way. Xslate is a step back closer to the (M)View(C) domain and it also has a learning curve. It took me quite awhile to release my death grip on TT to give Xslate a chance because of that learning investment.