Essentials: Cafe Quality Cappuccino at Home

For years I never really drank coffee, and when I did I made sure it was loaded up with cream and sugar. Caffeine doesn’t do much for me, and all the coffee I had tried tasted terrible by itself, so I didn’t see much point. This all changed after I finally went to a good local coffee shop and ordered a cappuccino. It was incredible, even without sugar— that taste you imagine when you smell coffee brewing. Not burnt and bitter, but roasty and rich. It turns out there’s a big difference between bad coffee and good coffee. Imagine if the only toast you’d ever had was stale and burnt: you’d think it was terrible, and you could only eat... Read More

I first decided that I wanted to take golf really seriously when I was a junior in college. The previous year, I had played more of a contact sport, but a season ending injury got me thinking that perhaps I should value a sport with longevity to a greater degree. I had been like most people: playing golf with friends for a good time, taking mulligans or improving my ball's position in the rough, taking "gimmes" within the length of the putter. This all led me to believe that I was more than ready to play competitive golf where every stroke counts. WRONG. I believed I had been around a high-80s golfer at the time, which was good enough to be on the team... Read More

Want to check out a great new podcast? Here is one about digging deep into the headlines to get to the real source of the issues.  Over the past few years most have us have probably become frustrated by the lack of objective news coverage - and this would be a good podcast to check out to combat that feeling. It's a podcast where they look at news from all sides of the political spectrum and try to sort through the fluffy headlines to see what is actual news, and what is just bias. Sometimes it will be solo, and sometimes there will be guests with viewpoints from all over the political spectrum. Some days they'll be researching specific news topics,... Read More

Recently, we began thinking about the athletic ability of our US Presidents here at BC, and so I took it upon myself to create a full Offense and Defense of United States Presidents. The rules were simple; if I had to build an NFL football team, which Commander-in-Chiefs would best represent my fantasy team. Which president would make the best Quarterback? Who is punishing enough for our defense? Do we have a president who was similar to Ray Lewis? Check out the results of my scouting report below: Defense DE – Bill Clinton, 6'3″ 216 lbs. We know how insatiable Bill could be...and I know we could channel that drive into a... Read More

Last time here on Man Food, we discussed preparing and cooking with charcoal, and it's high-time we put some food onto those beautiful briquettes. If you lack grilling capacity, this recipe is versatile enough that it can be cooked in a skillet or on a griddle as well. The very first step, and this step is mandatory, is to take a look around and make sure nobody is watching. This recipe is top-secret. I'm sharing it with you, the esteemed members of BC, and you alone. If done well (and it's easy to do this well) these burgers will be requested of you at every cookout you attend. What You'll Need: 2lbs ground beef – Get the 80/20 kind (80% lean, 20%... Read More

This is another article in our finance series, creatively titled "Broker", with an article about saving cash. We have a lot of humor and sports on the site, but we want to help people be better at life. Read on to find out how to plan for the future - it may not sound fun, but once you do it life becomes better. In May 2008, at the age of 22, I decided that I wanted to save $100,000 in cash or liquid assets and another $100,000 in retirement accounts before I reached the age of 30.  At this time, I had roughly $15,000 in cash and $6,000 saved in retirement accounts split between a 401(k) and a Roth IRA. These savings goals took... Read More

It has been a rare sight throughout history to see the President of the United States sporting facial hair. As most of us have witnessed, it's now always a clean shaven face that wins the race. Around the 1960's, beards became extremely popular among the hippie counterculture involving drugs and uncleanliness which made them grow even more unfashionable in the political world. What also effected the outlook on facial hair was Fidel Castro and radicals during the 1960's wearing them which added the stigma of "American hating" to beards. It has even been blamed for some candidates losing elections. But times they are a changin'! And... Read More