You're the first person I've talked to (well typed to I suppose LOL) that has noticed they can't eat as "hot" food as they used to pre-transplant. I used to easily handle very hot pepper (Jamaican background and all that) but now it makes the sides and back of my throat tickle in the strangest way. It has never come back to normal for me.
I had a pork chop cooked in cream of mushroom soup and veggies with whole grain rice. I have a turkey defrosting to cook for thanksgiving dinner tomorrow.