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Kilawing Labanos (Sauteed Radish): A legacy from my mother-in-law

Today, while reviewing some old posts in my dashboard, I came upon this article I posted almost three years ago. Click this link  A Legacy from my Mother-in-Law   to read. The post features a recipe book owned by my husband's mother that he (Billy, my husband) gave me after we got married. Tomorrow, being Mother's Day, I thought of making a sequel to it by featuring a dish I learned from this book. That is to honor its owner, the woman whom God used to bring to life my husband, even if I never came to see or know her in person.  So here, I'm featuring the original recipe of one of Billy's favorite dishes found in Aling Charing's recipe book. Oh, here's my disclaimer for you who might also own this recipe book. I took effort at translating the recipe because almost the whole book is written in Filipino. Kilawing Labanos Ingredients: 8 medium-sized radish, sliced thinly 1/4 kilo librillo at lapay ng baka  (may substitute shrimps or pork) 1 oni...

A Legacy from my Mother-in-Law

     My eldest daughter, Ayana Grace, excitedly brought home for me a nice hardbound new recipe book she got from a book sale the other day. It's called "The Old Farmer's Everyday Cookbook Almanac" that features more than 400 recipes. She browsed through some pages to show me the recipes she would like me to try.       Hmmm… excitement suddenly surged as it brought to mind memories of the past. Then I was  reminded of some old recipes I've used as my kitchen mate for years since I got married. My most favorite recipes came from two sources, Del Monte Kitchenomics and Aling Charing.     Aling Charing is my family's shortcut for " Masasarap na Lutuing Pilipino ni Aling Charing ." Let me introduce her to you in this post.     Well, Aling Charing is one of my cooking mentors. If you know her already, I bet you must have a copy of her masterpiece, " Masasarap na Lutuing Pilipino ni Aling Charin...