A Bulletproof Morning

Almost Bulletproof... Coffee, butter and oil.

By now there is a pretty good chance you have heard of Bulletproof coffee. It's a brand name, certainly, but is also used to refer to the current fad it has popularized, one of blending butter and oil into a cup of coffee, all in the name of health. More of less.

I want to be clear that I am not endorsing the brand, nor am I likely to try it (although I hear the beans are exceptionally good). In fact, I find many of the claims on the official web site to be a bit too extraordinary to believe, more hype than substance. But I did follow the basic recipe on the brand's site and made my own Bulletproof-esque blend at home.

The idea of adding butter to coffee is nothing particularly new. It dates back quite a long time, in fact, though more appropriately