Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters is an American rock band.They're from Seattle,Washington.The genres that they play are alternative rock,post-grunge and hard rock grunge.Foo Fighters first performed in 1995.Singer and guitarist Dace Grohl formed the band as a one-man project after the dissolution of his previous band Nirvana in 1994.Prior to the release of the band's eponymous debut album in 1995, Grohl drafted Nate Mendel as bassist, William Goldsmith as drummer, and Pat Smear as guitarist to complete the group.Their first performances were in Portland,Oregon.In 1997 they began to record their second album, but during that Goldsmith left the band.The second album was called The Colour and the Shape soon Franz Stahl left the band ,too.Goldsmith and Stahl were replaced by Taylor Hawkins and Franz Stahl respectively, although Stahl left prior to the recording of the group's third album.Their third album came out in 1999 There is Nothing Left to Lose.Chris Shiflett joined the bands second guitarist after the third album.In 2002 the fourth album One by One was released.The two-disc album In Your Honor came in 2005.Foo Fighters released their sixth album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace in 2007.Three of their albums have won Grammy Awards and all of the albums have nominated for Grammys.

Band members:

Dave Grohl
He is born on January the 14 in 1969.
He's been in the band since 1995.Dave plays the vocals and the guitar.














Nate Mendel

He was born on December the second in 1968.He's been in
the band since 1995.Nate plays the bass.





















Taylor Hawkins



He was born on February the 17 in 1972.Taylor has been in the
band since 1997.He plays the drums.






Chris Shiflett

Chris was born on May the 6 in 1971.He's been in the
band since 1999.Shiflett plays the guitar.


Here's a great song from them:



Sources:
http://www.foofighters.com/us/biography
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foo_Fighters
Pictures:
http://gaygamer.net/images/foo-fighters.jpg
http://www.metalsucks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/davegrohl.jpg
http://mixonline.com/photogallery/foofighters/FF-NATE-MENDEL.web.jpg
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/38087627/Taylor+Hawkins.jpg
http://www.tattoos-by-design.co.uk/celebrities/images/foo_fighters2.jpg

David Boreanaz

David Patrick Boreanaz was born on 16 May 1969 in Buffalo, New York.He is an American actor.David grew up in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania.His father Dave Roberts was a weatherman for ABC-owned WPVI-TV channel 6 and his mother was a travel agent.Patrick is of Italian and Slovak descent and the surname Boreanaz is of Northern Italian origin.He is actually Roman Catholic.At the age of seven he decided to be an actor.It eventually led him to study cinema and photography at Ithaca College in New York.After graduating from college he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in movies.His first role was in the tv show Married... with Children, as Kelly's biker boyfriend.He is best known for his role as Angel on the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the comedy-crime drama Bones as Seeley Booth.David lives in Los Angeles, California.He was married to Ingrid Quinn from 1997-1999.November 24, 2001 he married to a actress and Playboy model Jaime Bergman.They have a son Jaden Rayne born on 1 May, 2002 and a daughter Bardot Vita born on 31 August, 2009.He is a Philadelphia Flyers fan.



Boreanaz has two dogs called Fritz and Bertha Blue.


David has a Kanji tattoo on each wrist, one means "Soul" and the other means "Destiny".Jamie has the same tattoos.



This is the one that he has on his back.

Here is the trailer of Buffy the Vampire Slayer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv1tuYLu-DQ this is a really good show, i recommend you to watch it:)


I'm sorry that I couldn't find a proper picture of his kids and neither I couldn't find the meaning of the tattoo on his back.


Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Boreanaz
http://www.vanishingtattoo.com/tattoo/celeb-boreanaz.htm
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004770/bio

Pictures:
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.comicsalliance.com/media/2007/09/david-boreanaz-angel-buffy-400a092607.jpg
http://www.starsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/david-boreanaz-wife.jpg

Apple pie

Apple pie contains fruit or tart which the main ingredient is apple.Often they serve it with whipped cream on top.Pastry is usually used top-and-bottom making a double-crust pie, the upper crust of which may be a disk shaped crust or a pastry lattice woven of strips,exceptions are deep-dish apple pie with a top crust only.The pie is North American favourite.It's so popular that you can find it even in some restaurants menu.And you can find it in every grocery store and housewives often have a secret recipe for their own best apple pie.Some people like their pie with served plain, with vanilla ice cream,with softly whipped cream or slice of sharp cheddar cheese.Apple pie is a cultural icon of the United States.

Recipe:

Pate Brisee (Short Crust Pastry):

2 1/2 cups (350 grams) all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoon (30 grams) granulated white sugar

1 cup (226 grams) unsalted butter, chilled, and cut into 1 inch (2.54 cm) pieces

1/4 to 1/2 cup (60 - 120 ml) ice water

* Measure the flour, sugar and salt together.Stir to combine.
* Add the chilled butter pieces and shortening to the bowl. Cut them in with a pastry cutter or knife. Don't over mix them.
* Add the ice water. Mix until the dough holds together (add a bit more water, if necessary).
* Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface, knead it together, then divide in half.
* Flatten each half into a disk, wrap in saran wrap and chill for at least half an hour.
* Roll out one of the disks on a lightly floured surface until you have a circle that's about 12 inches in diameter.
* Put the circle in a 9" pie plate, trimming any extra dough from the edges with a sharp knife. Return it to the refrigerator until you are ready to make the pie.
* Add filling (see below)
* Roll out the second ball of dough and cover top. Use a fork or your fingers to pinch the edges together.Cut a couple slits in the top.


Apple Filling:

2 1/2 pounds (1.1 kg) apples (about 6 large), peeled, cored, and sliced 1/4 inch thick (about 8 cups sliced) (about 900 grams sliced)

1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated white sugar

1/4 cup (55 grams) light brown sugar

1 tablespoon lemon juice

3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons (28 grams) unsalted butter

1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon (15 grams) cornstarch (corn flour)


* Heat the oven to 425 degrees.
* Peel, core and slice the apples. Try to keep the size of the slices even.
* Mix sugar, flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt in large bowl.
* Stir in apples.
* Pour into pastry-lined pie plate.
* Dot with margarine.
* Cover with top crust and seal the edges. Cut slits in the top.
* OPTIONAL: Cover edge with 3-inch strip of aluminum foil to prevent too much browning.Remove foil during last 15 minutes of baking.
* Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until crust is brown and juice begins to bubble through slits in crust.


Garnish:

Softly whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.


I know that this post came a bit long but i couldn't leave something out from the recipe.If you don't understand English much then you can see How to do an American Apple pie from here: http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make-american-apple-pie

Sources:
http://www.dltk-teach.com/alphabuddies/recipe/apple_pie_recipe.htm
http://www.joyofbaking.com/ApplePie.html
Picture:
http://www.colleenhammond.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/apple-pie.jpg

Annie Lennox

Annie Lennox was born on 25 December 1954.She's a Scottish singer and a songwriter.Annie was born in Aberdeen,Scotland.She studied classical music in Royal Academy in London.She began her career as a member of a British pop band The Tourists and later recorded the duo Eurythmics with former bandmate David A. Stewart.The duo came popular internationally in the 80's with singles such as "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" and "Here Comes the Rain Again".In the 90's she started her solo career beginning with her debut album Diva which produced the hit singles "Why" and "Walking on Broken Glass".Lennox has two daughters with a record producer Uri Fruchtmann.Their first daughter Lola was born in 1990 and second child Tali in 1993.Through her career she has received countless awards including: the prestigious Ivor Novello Award, eight BRITS, including Lifetime Achievement Award, three Grammys, MTV Video Music Awards, a World Music Award, ASCAPs including the Founders Award (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers), The Billboard Century Award and an Oscar for her work on Lord Of The Rings.She is a dedicated activist and campaigner.Lennox works with numerous organisations, including Oxfam, Amnesty International, Comic Relief, and Greenpeace.

Here is a good song from her: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbYOgz6Av0g

With Annie Lennox I ended the topic of Scotland.The next theme will be USA.And if anyone doesn't know yet I'm going to do three posts per country.

Thank you for paying attention! :)



Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Lennox
http://www.annielennox.com/

Picture:
http://fritzbreland.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/annie-lennox.jpg

Hot Toddy

Next I'm going to talk about a Scottish drink called Hot Toddy.The drink is served hot,it's believed that hot toddy will help you cure cold on flu.Hot toddy can also help a person to relax,after a shock or before going to bed.That is accomplished by the alcohol.There are many opinions that where did the drink actually came from.The most known one is that The Hot Toddy came to Britain by India.In India, the juice of certain palm trees was called tari.The juice was made into a dark ,sweet alcoholic drink.The English people in India copied the drink by using spices,fruit and alcohol.
Later they introduced it in Britain.The main alcohol that is used in it is whiskey, but many different types of alcohol are OK.It has long been used as a home medicine.Many of the ingredients in it are cough mixtures and alcohol is used very often.Alcohol absorbes very quickly into the blood stream and is pain relieving.Citrus fruits are used in too.The vitamins in it have a reinforcing effect to your immune system.Some people say that sipping it slowly has a more beneficial, warming effect.Others say that knocking the drink back in one gulp gives a jolt to the system.


Recipe:

1 teaspoon of honey
2 fluid ounces of boiling water
1 1/2 fluid ounces of whiskey
3 whole cloves
1 cinnamon stick
1 slice of lemon
1 pinch of ground nutmeg

How to do it:

1. Pour the honey, boiling water, and whiskey into a mug. Spice it with the cloves and cinnamon, and put in the slice of lemon. Let the mixture stand for 5 minutes so the flavors can mingle, then sprinkle with a pinch of nutmeg before serving.

You can find the video here: http://video.about.com/cocktails/How-to-Make-a-Hot-Toddy.htm If you want to make the drink by watching the video.NB!I don't recommend alcoholic drinks to people who are under 18.


See you soon! :)


Sources:
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-hot-toddy.htm
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Hot-Toddy/Detail.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_toddy

Picture:
http://www.tassimodirect.com/tassimo/images/discover/recipes/recipe_hot_toddy.jpg

Ewan McGregor

Ewan Gordon McGregor was born on 31 March 1971 in Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom.He's a Scottish actor who has had success in mainstream, indie and art house films.At the age of six he attended Sunday school.Although his parents weren't religious, they believed making a wide range of knowledge and experience available to their children.There he had the chance to play in several plays.Ewan was very musical at school, he's got French horn to grade 7 , he also played in a school pipe band as a side drummer.The main subjects that he liked in school were art and music.Ewan wasn't very interested in school.He left Morrison Academy at the age of sixteen in 1987.Next year he left home and decided to move halls of residence in Kirkcaldy. His first role in a film was 1993 it was called Being Human , where he played Alvarez.On 22 July 1995 he married Eve Mavrakis a French production designer.They have two daughters Clara Mathilde and Esther Rose. McGregor has a heart and dagger tattoo of their names on his right arm.In 2006 they adopted Jamiyan a four- year-old girl from Mongolia.Here are some known films, which he has played in: 1999 Star Wars episode 1 :The Phantom Menace where he played Obi-Wan Kenobi, 2001 Moulin Rouge starred there as Christian , 2005 The Island Tom Lincoln, 2006 Miss Potter Norman Warne, 2009 Angels and Demons Camerlengo Patrick McKenna.I think he's best movie which i have seen is Moulin Rouge , you can find the trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDw1_yV6ufM.His nominated for Golden Globe and has one emmy.Just recently he participated in Hope For Haiti Now telephon , a global benefit for earthquake relief.



Sources:
http://ewanmcgregor.net/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewan_McGregor
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000191/

Pictures:
http://littlejunkies.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/ewan-mcgregor.jpg
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