Invasion of the Gingerbread Men
We were busy last week fulfilling an order for gift packs of biscuits. I'd previously only made these gingerbread men as a kind of amusement when making our ever popular Ormskirk Gingerbread biscuits, and then only as one, or two, at a time. This time round we needed 25 of them!!!
As mentioned they are made using the same dough as used in our Ormskirk (style) Gingerbread biscuits but I wouldn't call them Ormskirk Gingerbread Men as there's a Community Partnership Group with that name, doing great things for the people of Ormskirk back in the UK.
Apple Cake
Something for the autumn season?
Perfect for this time of year, Apple Cake. With chunks of caramelized apple and each cut topped with a slice of apple.
Thank you to our friends who bring us apples from their home towns in Nagano and Gunma prefectures.
Crispy Chicken Skins
Fed up of buying chicken with the skin on only to throw it away? Well with the minimum of effort you can turn that wasted skin into a tasty snack:
Ingredients
Chicken skins, oil for frying, salt.
Method
Set a pan of water to boil
Spread the chicken skins flat on a chopping board and using a sharp knife cut into 5cm squares (or thereabouts)
Throw the cut skins into the now boiling water and boil for 10 minutes.
Drain well (as any excess moisture while frying will cause the oil to spit)
In a shallow fry pan add a little oil (I used olive oil) and heat up.
When the pan is hot throw in the drained chicken skins and cook until they have turned colour and become crispy (about 5 minutes)
Remove from the oil and place on a square of kitchen paper.
Sprinkle with a little salt...and enjoy!
Normally I don't like sharing our recipes, as they are our closely guarded trade secrets! But here's one recipe I'll gladly share as it's not on the menu but is something I often make in the kitchen for the staff and myself to enjoy.
Cheese Scones
We've been busy in the Three Little Pigs kitchen baking these delicious cheese scones. So if your sweet tooth needs a rest, why not relax with a warm cheese scone and your favourite drink.
Cheese scones: 250 yen each, eat in or take out.
Happy Halloween
Our flower lady (Y-san) delivered this bouquet of autumnal colours, very Halloween. A big thank you to Y -san and Andy's Flowers of Wakamatsu-cho for keeping our window display fresh.
Just need to sort out englishpool's Halloween window tonight.
Sandwich Box
We were asked by a group of mums to provide a boxed sandwich lunch. So after a bit of thinking about the presentation we came up with this.
If you'd like us to provide a take out lunch please contact us.
Window Sticker
We'd wanted to add a window sticker for a long time, but as most print shops only accept images made with a certain proprietary software, that would be used only once, we had put it off. A chance meeting with the father of one of my daughters school friends , who owns a local print shop, set things in motion. Within a couple of days of talking about having a window sticker made, he'd converted our data, cut the sheet and was fixing it to the window. Great job and a big thanks to OSP Design Board in Haramachi 3-chome.
I think you'll agree it makes us look more professional.
Wifi
Starting form this week we will be offering free wi-fi to our customers. Why it's taken us a long time to get around to configuring the router, setting passwords etc I don't know...but it's up and running now.
Please see in store displays for information on how to connect your device.
Thai Green Curry
We have been wanting to do a Thai green curry for a long time, but could not find a way of getting it on the menu. Finally we decided that the hot and humid summer would be an ideal time to give it a try. Yours for 800 yen without a drink, or 1000 yen with.
Enjoy!
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Good Morning Shinjuku
A big smile from our gingerbread man for a Tuesday morning, and a chance for us to inform you that we will closed from 11th to 21st August for our summer holiday.
So that means you've only got today, and tomorrow, to visit The Three Little Pigs!
See you soon!
Tacos Rice (Chilli-con-carne)
Thought it was about time that the photo of our most popular lunch item was updated, especially as we see a fair few of our customers checking the menu board after after eating lunch! So here's an all new up to date picture of Tacos Rice. For those not familiar with the Japanese dish of Tacos Rice it's basically a variant of Chilli con carne, if fact when we fist opened we tried calling it Chilli con Carne on the menu but nobody knew what it was so we changed the name to Tacos Rice!
5 A.M. Saint
It's always beer o'clock in The Three Little Pigs, and this month we've managed to source another offering from BrewDog the makers of PUNK IPA. This time we are proud to offer you their 5AM SAINT.
I won't bother giving you a lengthy taste description...only to say give it a try; you won't be disappointed!
Cheers!
Today's Special: Cottage Pie
Today's special is a proper taste of Britain, Cottage Pie. A mix of minced beef, carrots, celery and onion in a rich gravy, topped with creamy mashed potato. And then browned in the oven.
In addition to the Cottage Pie we also have our regular favourites of Spicy Chicken Curry, Chilli-con-Carne (Tacos Rice), Sandwich selection and Quiche.
All 800 yen, or with a drink included, 1000 yen.
Enjoy!
