Phone App for Canine Emergencies

Something that's almost always near and dear to Subaru owners is their pet. If you're a pet owner, I'm sure one time or another you've experience that paralyzing fear when you think something is really wrong with your furry friend. Whether they're just sick or really have a medical emergency - here's an app for both the iPhone and Android that can help you find the closest vet as soon as possible when you're away from home.

It's called Press Panic, all you do is press the panic button and the app will scan your GPS location and cross reference it with 30,000 veterinary hospitals in its database. It then offers quick call and quick direction to the user.

The app charges you $2.00 when you do the search, but is free for downloading. It doesn't however charge you for its second feature, which is finding a human hospital. So if you or someone you're with has an emergency, it will find the closest hospital in the same fashion.

I discovered that my pup had serious worms during a six-hour drive to Maine last summer and I would have killed for this app! Although many situations can wait a few hours (like mine) - some cannot. So download the app and rest easy that when you travel with your companion they're just a button away from care (hopefully you'll never need it!)

Information via Gizmodo
Image 1 via Dreamstime

Image 2 via AttentionMax

Do-It-Yourself Honey Roasted Peanuts

Love honey roasted peanuts? Who doesn't? Here's a recipe from Serious Eats for do-it-yourself honey roasted peanuts.

Honey Roasted Peanuts Recipe


Recipe and image via Serious Eats

More Awards for the Impreza

Alongside the highest of safety ratings, the Impreza has a few more awards under its shiny belt. Vehix named it one of its top vehicles, while U.S. News World & Report named it the Best Compact Car for Families.

Love the Impreza? Come to our Impreza launch at Twin City Subaru on Tuesday, March 13 from 4-7 p.m. where we'll be featuring and reintroducing the 2012 Impreza. We'll have appetizers, snacks, prizes and a full history of the Impreza in posters and booklets for your enjoyment.

Check out the full article here.

15 Superb Kale Recipes

What could be a more appropriate list of recipes for us Vermonters? I know I am a huge kale fan, so if you are too, check out the link below to see what 15 kale recipes have been posted by the renowned Serious Eats.

"Because We Love Kale: 15 Kale Recipes!" 

The Least Expensive But Best Pulled Pork

Pulled pork is something I really love, but it's also something that's so hit or miss at restaurants. I've had amazing pulled pork sandwiches at a few places, but then some not-so-amazing at others.

I decided to do it on my own this time. The one (and really only one) thing that's bad about making it at home is that it takes about ten hours, but it starts to smell amazing after about three. The wait is tough. But if you can persevere, it's absolutely worth it.

(This photo is from whatwereeating.com,
but a blurry picture of mine is at the bottom)

Here is my recipe for the perfect pulled pork, followed by a recipe I used for the perfect coleslaw. The two combined were so amazing. I especially like this recipe because it's so inexpensive; once you own all of the spices from round one, you really only have to pay for the pork ($7) and the BBQ sauce (about $3) for round two.

Ingredients for the Pulled Pork:
Yields roughly 10 fully-loaded sandwiches

One 5lb pork shoulder (the one I got was from Price Chopper, it was about 4.75lbs and only $7 - there's a sticker on it that says "great for pulled pork!" so it's very easy to find)
1 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp cayenne
1 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup water
1 bottle BBQ sauce
Sandwich buns

Combine all of the seasonings in a small bowl and rub evenly all over the pork roast. Place meat in the slow cooker and add in the water. Cover and cook on low for about eight hours. We put ours in for about ten because I forgot to remove it when I went to work. It was still perfect so don't worry too much about the time. If you're trying to cook it for dinner that night, do it on high for four to five hours.

Once the meat is tender, remove the pork from the cooker (it will probably start to fall apart at this point), and let sit for 10-15 minutes. After it's sat, pull the pork apart using two forks, empty the juices from the slow cooker and put the shredded pork back in. It will look like the picture on the right. Then just add your BBQ sauce (the whole bottle), put the lid back on and cook on low anywhere from one to three hours.

While you're waiting, make the coleslaw. This coleslaw by the way is to die for. I really don't like coleslaw at all, but I love this. It's so light and refreshing since it's not made with much mayonnaise. It has such a nice tang that pairs brilliantly with the pork.

Ingredients:

1 medium cabbage, shredded
1 medium carrot, shredded
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 tbsp mayonnaise
2 tbsp sour cream
1 small shallot, minced
1/2 tsp cider vinegar
1/2 tsp granulated sugar
1/4 tsp Dijon mustard
1/8 tsp ground black pepper

Put cabbage and carrot in a large bowl. In a small bowl, mix together the rest of the ingredients (buttermilk, mayo, sour cream, shallot, vinegar, mustard, sugar, salt and pepper). Pour the mixture over the cabbage and carrots and toss to combine. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until chilled.

When everything is finished, toast the buns to your liking (we did ours with some butter in a pan). If you're a pickles fan line some pickles on the bottom half of your bun, cover with the pork, and then top with the coleslaw! Voila!

*Wondering what to do with the extra buttermilk? Try these buttermilk scones. We added 4 tsp of cinnamon to ours for extra flavor.




Image of Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce via sweetbabyrays.com
Upper image of coleslaw via plate-by-plate.com