Ohn-No-Kauk-Swe (Burmese Chicken Soup)

I was lucky to live in Burma for several years in the 1980s. I was even luckier to have Wah Htoo working in my home. She is the best cook of Burmese food I’ve ever met. Her version of this soup is famous in Rangoon. Once a Burmese guest at our table called Wah Htoo out of the kitchen to tip her — the only way he knew to convey how impressed he was with her cooking. Of course, I never got that recipe from Wah Htoo. But after many attempts, I think even Wah Htoo would be proud of this effort. Note: Burmese chickens get a lot of exercise — they are tough, but full of flavour. Please use free range, organic chicken thighs if you can get them (a small whole, free-range chicken also works — cut into 10-12 pieces and with or without skin). Also resist the temptation to play around with this. Trust me, I’ve played around with it for ages — trying to get it just right. Finally — don’t let the number of ingredients or steps deter you. This really is easy to make. — posted by Leggy Peggy

Pumpkin & Corn Soup, Revised

After several decades of making the original of this recipe [along with a couple of suggestions on how to improve it], I decided to post a revised recipe rather than going back & rewriting the original. I find this version thicker & more tasty! — posted by Sydney Mike

Chef Akasha’s Chocolate Truffles

I got this recipe off the side of the Silk Soy Creamer box. — posted by Chef Joey Z.

Zuccuash Bake (From Nimz Territory)

Some recipes become so much apart of your cooking that you make them on auto-pilot & don’t remember they qualify as real recipes. This is 1 of those for me. — 20 yrs ago when I lived in Tulsa & still played competitive tournament bridge, there was a yrly tourney in Fort Smith, AR that everyone in the area attended. It was held in the VFW hall & the big attraction was the wives of the vets cooked all the food for an appy nite Fri, sweet treats Sat & a big Sun dinner meal. This impossibly easy-to-make & tasty veggie dish was the *star attraction* & favorite of the Sun meal, even for the diehard meat & potato guys. They were very protective of the exact recipe, so this is my well-tested copycat version. (10 min was allowed for ingredient prep, but cooking time will vary, so that was estimated). *Enjoy* ! — posted by twissis