So we don't wind up with loads of salad and no bread, or vice versa, here's a list of Eurovision eligible countries and what we might bring/make to represent them.
Strike through means that they haven't made it to the Grand Final.
CountryWhatWholast year Armenia??stuffed veg (bulgar wheat) Austriacheese, hamIsobel & Nickcheese/ham? Azerbaijan ( Read more... )

Salads/Vegetables

Russia - Russian Salad (Mandy)
Romania - baked pumpkin (got)
Latvia - Kurzeme (Sauerkraut) (got)
Hungary - Hungarian Cucumber Salad with Sour Cream Dressing (got)
Georgia - aubergine and walnut sauce and Georgian salad (got ( Read more... )

So the Eurovision Song Contest was last night and we had a party. It was rather short notice as we only decided to host a party a couple of weeks ago), and we decided at even shorter nice (during the first semi-final) that we would try and have a foodstuff or a dish from every country in the final.

And we managed it, except for Romania who we ( Read more... )

Rather liked the OTT rendition of last year's winner ( Read more... )

Europe unites over a love of monster rock. Rar! say I.

Bit of an odd Eurovision experience, being on my lonesome, but it didn't stop me cheering evry time Lithuania or Finland got votes. I also voted, but less times, for Germany ('cause I thought it was good) and Latvia ('cause I feared no-one else would). Wogan was on rasonable form but not ( Read more... )