http://www.rawfish.com.au/ Rawfish focuses on food of all kinds, and on the Gold Coast food scene in particular. Dozens of recipes with step by step photos are archived on Rawfish, along with restaurant reviews of some of the Gold Coast's top restaurants. Gold Coast news and special events are also featured. If it's happening on the Gold Coast, it's on Rawfish. en Sun, 24 Aug 2008 06:29:00 GMT Sun, 24 Aug 2008 06:29:00 GMT info@rawfish.com.au info@rawfish.com.au http://www.rawfish.com.au/userimages/user624_1175658562.jpg http://www.rawfish.com.au/ http://www.rawfish.com.au/a-la-carte-on-the-beach/ Thousands of tourists and locals alike descended on the annual A La Carte On The Beach food and wine festival, which was celebrated in perfect weather at Coolangatta beach on... http://www.rawfish.com.au/a-la-carte-on-the-beach/#comments http://www.rawfish.com.au/a-la-carte-on-the-beach/ Sun, 24 Aug 2008 06:29:00 GMT http://www.rawfish.com.au/indy-08-construction-begins/ The first step in construction for the Gold Coast Indy street circuit was completed yesterday, sixty four days out from the October 23-26 event, with the positioning of the first... http://www.rawfish.com.au/indy-08-construction-begins/#comments http://www.rawfish.com.au/indy-08-construction-begins/ Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:30:00 GMT http://www.rawfish.com.au/crab-and-corn-soup/ Crab and corn soup is a popular dish on many Chinese menus, as is chicken and corn soup. Both are made by the same method, one using fish stock and... http://www.rawfish.com.au/crab-and-corn-soup/#comments http://www.rawfish.com.au/crab-and-corn-soup/ Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:30:00 GMT http://www.rawfish.com.au/coral-crab/ The coral crab (Charybdis cruciata) is ornately decorated with distinctive red bands and blotches on a cream body. It has a relatively smooth shell without spines at the edges, and... http://www.rawfish.com.au/coral-crab/#comments http://www.rawfish.com.au/coral-crab/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:57:00 GMT http://www.rawfish.com.au/pumpkin-crab-and-ginger-soup/ Crabs are found in all the oceans of the world, and along with some fresh water and terrestrial species, are invariably considered a delicacy. They and other shellfish are often... http://www.rawfish.com.au/pumpkin-crab-and-ginger-soup/#comments http://www.rawfish.com.au/pumpkin-crab-and-ginger-soup/ Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:02:00 GMT http://www.rawfish.com.au/spanner-crabs/ In Queensland there are three varieties of crabs subject to commercial fishery; blue swimmer crabs, mud crabs and spanner crabs. Spanner crabs (Ranina ranina) are so named for their claws... http://www.rawfish.com.au/spanner-crabs/#comments http://www.rawfish.com.au/spanner-crabs/ Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:07:00 GMT http://www.rawfish.com.au/pork-wontons/ In my last post I said I know a variety of ways to make interesting dishes out of minced meat. Minced beef can be used for spaghetti bolognaise, meatballs, lasagna... http://www.rawfish.com.au/pork-wontons/#comments http://www.rawfish.com.au/pork-wontons/ Sun, 10 Aug 2008 05:10:00 GMT http://www.rawfish.com.au/cook-what/ As there has been a recent increase in new E-mail subscribers to Rawfish I thought it was time I communicated more directly with the readers. What is it that you... http://www.rawfish.com.au/cook-what/#comments http://www.rawfish.com.au/cook-what/ Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:12:00 GMT http://www.rawfish.com.au/french-plum-tarts/ The 14th of July is Bastille Day in France, the anniversary of the day the French proletariat stormed the infamous Bastille Prison, murdering the Governor and releasing the prisoners. Widely... http://www.rawfish.com.au/french-plum-tarts/#comments http://www.rawfish.com.au/french-plum-tarts/ Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:05:00 GMT http://www.rawfish.com.au/currumbin-rsl/ I had not dined at Currumbin RSL Club for several years so when I learned that it was the recipient of three Clubs QLD Awards in 2008, namely best RSL... http://www.rawfish.com.au/currumbin-rsl/#comments http://www.rawfish.com.au/currumbin-rsl/ Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:16:00 GMT http://www.rawfish.com.au/cajun-chicken/ Today is Independence Day in the United States, marking the anniversary of the victory against Britain in the American War of Independence. Louisiana is renowned for Cajun cuisine and in... http://www.rawfish.com.au/cajun-chicken/#comments http://www.rawfish.com.au/cajun-chicken/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:30:00 GMT http://www.rawfish.com.au/pecan-pie/ Canada Day, the Canadian national day of celebration falls on the 1st of July. To honour our Commonwealth cousins I demonstrate how to make Maple Pecan Pies, complete with step... http://www.rawfish.com.au/pecan-pie/#comments http://www.rawfish.com.au/pecan-pie/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:47:00 GMT http://www.rawfish.com.au/sweetcrust-pastry/ This recipe for sweetcrust pastry, with step by step pictures, is basically the same as my previously posted recipe for shortcrust pastry with the addition of sugar. Sweetcrust pastry does... http://www.rawfish.com.au/sweetcrust-pastry/#comments http://www.rawfish.com.au/sweetcrust-pastry/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:57:00 GMT http://www.rawfish.com.au/chicken-stock/ In my previous post I demonstrated how to dismember a large chicken for more economical cuts of poultry. The remaining carcass is ideal for chicken stock which can be frozen... http://www.rawfish.com.au/chicken-stock/#comments http://www.rawfish.com.au/chicken-stock/ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:41:00 GMT http://www.rawfish.com.au/dismembering-a-chicken/ Red meat is expensive and particularly water intensive, making poultry a cheaper and more sustainable alternative. Chicken breasts are costly, however, and even chicken wings are not cheap anymore. That's... http://www.rawfish.com.au/dismembering-a-chicken/#comments http://www.rawfish.com.au/dismembering-a-chicken/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:05:00 GMT