Here are your choices (in no particular order,as usual) for the Most Imaginative Meal Maker in the ABRSM Platinum Blend Forum Café© Awards! Please take your time to choose the person you think most deserving of the award because you only get to click and pick one! Take note:- voting on this online poll ends at midnight Sunday 4th of September BST! Have fun.

EDIT:- Whoops! Are we having daylight saving now then? Ahh.. never mind. An hour early won't hurt I guess

RE-EDIT:- It's ok! When I posted this, the time showed 11.51pm and it got me worried for a bit. But I'll still like to know if there is daylight-saving.

Interesting choices. I can't decide between two of them!

The clocks go back an hour at the end of October.

I voted! Yay!

Voted.....

Ooh, it's a close race!

Yes it is. But the top 5 were clearly very deserving of their votes

Were we supposed to say the meal as well?whoops...

it's very close so far!!!

Close as in 3 are identical!!!!

Wow! Indeed. It changes everyday!
That's ok CPPF, most people voted for the same meal anyway

This is the closest poll yet. I still can't decide......

Not that I want to influence anyone or anything, but if you vote for me I will cook a special meal for you. But that's more of a threat than an enticement I guess.

Now Janexxx is ahead and the other 4 tie in second place.

Now FOUR people are tied for first ooh too exciting!
Now where's the Very Busy Man when you really need his help?
*Goes off to look for him*

Yes, I'm here! What do you want? *Quickly hides behind Bob*



Car Expert

Ok what do we do in event of a tie? What can we do for sudden death *rubs hands together gleefully with evil glint in eye*

Make everyone think of one more meal, and get people to vote AGAIN?

Now they all have the same number of votes each! Woooo, this is exciting!

This is getting a tad ridiculous - are people looking at the results and voting to make it even?

Good idea.

You don't see previous votes till you have made your own, so I don't think so (unless people are getting others to look for them!)

Maybe we should stop commenting on the votes, so that people will not have a clue how it's going. This is getting crazy.

It is possible to see the results before you vote. I have seen them every day and I have'nt voted yet.

How??

How come? Is it because you post a msg, and that allows you to see?

No. There are two options - either 'vote' or 'show results'. If you choose 'show results' you can see the result before you vote. Have a look at some of the other polls that you have't voted on and you'll see what I mean.

you can see the results before you sign on.

i think if you choose to show results you can't vote after that. but if you haven't voted or shown results just sign off to see them.

yep just signed off. saw the votes are 7/7/8/7/8 then signed on and it's asked me to vote in the poll, no results shown.

Yes you can. I discoverd that by accidentally hitting the wrong button first.

Cheers

Katyjay

ooh arent we just the clever one. yes you can if you click "vote options" afterwards. it tried it out as i wasn't going to vote in this poll but i still could

upshot is you can see the results be4 you vote

Oh right... the only time I did that I assumed it was a case of if you were asking to been shown the results, you were abstaining from voting. I only do that on polls I don't want to vote on.

The confusion arises because on the old forum (i.e. before it was revamped) the option was 'view results (null vote)' and one then couldn't vote; with the new forum this has been improved so that the button now says 'show results' and when one has seen the results one can click 'vote options' to get back to it (not sure of the exact wording on the buttons but I can't be bothered to check since I've already voted here and would have to find another poll...). This is probably why some people had one experience and some had another; it depends on the last time that they tried it.

Ahhh right, not going totally mad then!

Looks like a winner's emerging

Could each of the applicants please submit the full recipes so we know how to make these meals at home too please!

Wobby

It was quite intersting, the person who was last is now first.

Lettuce à la Trebor

Step 1 - Take lettuce

Step 2 - Burn lettuce

Step 3 - Burn remains

It's tough, I suggest that beginners leave out Step 3

Ahhaa... thanks for the enlightenment!

Wobby

Take 50mg of Valium
Grind in a pestle until a it becomes a fine powder
Take 1 oz of soft butter and cream together with the ground valium

(If you want to make this mixture in bulk for particularly stressful periods then multiply up the ingredients and keep the mixture (suitably labelled) in the fridge)

Prepare 2 slices of toast by grilling bread to your liking
Spread butter and valium mixture on the toast

Dish can be garnished with sprigs of lavender and best served with hot camomile tea for most efficaciousness

Hmm... interesting...

Wobby

This is per person - so multiply the quantities by however many people you're catering for:

EGGLESS OMELETTE

1. Take 3 freshly laid air-eggs, from organic free-range air-chickens.

2. Whisk and cook gently over low heat in air-fryingpan.

See, easy when you know how.

Mmmmm sounds scrumptious! I'll have to try all these dishes when I have friends over for tea, maybe save the valium on toast for last!

The last time I saw the results, grand_choeur was clearly winning. Now look at it!

Car Expert

Great recipes all! Let me remind you that this poll ends TODAY at midnight, so get your votes in ASAP, if you haven't voted yet. The next topic will be BEST LIMERICK and you want to PM CAR EXPERT for that one! Have fun!

Love the recipes, I'll probably need valium on toast soon, and eggless omelette sounds scrummy. I'll have scorched lettuce sandwiches tomorrow too!

We could hold a dinner party randomly in the Cafe with all these meals!!!

Yeah lol! Air-chickens!! They sound groovy!! Can I ask what valium is please? Sorry I don't a lot!!

You don't "what" a lot???

Valium is a sleeping drug which is supposed to help you relax.

I meant I don't know alot (which I don't but hey!) sorry I mistype stuff as well... is that how you spell mis-type? My spelling used to be good... ahh well... but the meals sound groovy!

This poll is now closed. Congratulations now to Amber for her egg-less omelette recipe!

Yay! Woooo! [air punching with both arms]

Thank you my darlings. Thank you. Thank you.

I'd just like to thank my mommy and my pop, my sister Moonshine and my brother Raygun. And I wouldn't be here today without the support of my teacher from third grade, my headmaster, my pet Koala Cheechie and my seven goldfish. And my children, who've tirelessly made their own pizzas since the age of three so that I could spend time creating my own special masterpieces in the kitchen.
And I'd like to thank my husband and Manager David, my PR and my entourage of staff. Ricki for keeping my hair so nicely under my chef's hat, Soosie for keeping my nails so beautifully manicured, so that those close up shots of my hands kneading dough look oh so hygienic yet strangely arousing.
My next door neighbours, their next door neighbours, and their next door neighbours, the people down the street, the people in the street opposite ours, the people in the rest of the town.
And most of all I'd like to thank you, my wonderful, wonderful Forum customers, staff and friends. Yes I'd like to think of us all as very special friends, all joining together in the virtual creation of culinary magic.........
[stops short as a Concert Grand Purple Steinway is dropped on me from a great height]