PETA Global 2019 Issue 1

During the drab days of winter, nothing can lift your spirits like cozy comfort food, and when it’s colorful and uncomplicated to boot, even better! These vibrant recipes come courtesy of blogger Ilene Godofsky Moreno, who brings a rainbow of colors to every meal. Here’s some sound advice: Plants with deeper, richer hues (like dark leafy greens and red bell peppers) contain the most health-promoting phytochemicals. WINTER WARMERS �Color ful Vegan Crockpot Chili With Cashew Sour Cream Makes 8 servings Thai Coconut Curry Noodle Soup Makes 4 servings Vegan Harvest Pizza With Cashew Cheese Makes 4 servings 1. 2. 3. 1.

John Hargrove with Kasatka: © Melissa Hargrove

ALLWET, Says Former Orca Trainer John Hargrove SeaWorld Is

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YOU’LL NEED • 1 medium onion, diced • 3 cloves garlic, minced • 1 28-oz. can crushed tomatoes

YOU’LL NEED • 1 pkg. noodles • 1 Tbsp. coconut oil

YOU’LL NEED • 1 small kabocha squash, seeds scooped out and sliced • 2 cups halved mushrooms • 1 onion, sliced • 1–2 Tbsp. olive oil • 1 premade pizza crust • 3 /4 cup pizza or marinara sauce • 1 cup shredded kale (sautéed for 2 minutes, if desired) • 1 /4 cup Cashew Cheese (recipe follows) or other vegan cheese METHOD • Preheat the oven to 400°F (205°C). Toss the squash, mushrooms, and onions in the olive oil in a bowl then spread out over a baking sheet and bake for 45 minutes, stirring at least once, until tender. Transfer back to the bowl. • Roll the crust out onto the baking sheet and cover with the marinara sauce. Top with the kale and baked vegetables. Drizzle with the Cashew Cheese and sprinkle with the walnuts, salt, and pepper if desired. • Bake until warmed through, about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven, sprinkle with the parsley, and serve right away. Cashew Cheese Makes 4 to 6 servings • 1 /2 cup chopped walnuts • Salt and pepper, to taste • 1 /4 cup chopped parsley

• 1 yellow onion, sliced • 3 cloves garlic, minced • 1 Tbsp. minced ginger • 1 can coconut milk • 2 cups vegetable broth • 2 Tbsp. curry paste • 1 Tbsp. tamari

• 1 cup vegetable broth • 1 cup chopped carrots • 1 cup chopped celery

Christmas background: © iStock.com/traffic_analyzer • Recipes and Book cover: © The Colorful Kitchen

W e’d performed this trick more than a the water, launching me like a missile. This time, my foot shifted. Takara tried to stop, but my foot slipped off as we broke the surface, and her rostrum slammed into my side. Circling around me as she echolocated on me to see how badly I was hurt, the “alpha orca” at SeaWorld San Antonio became a gentle first responder, gliding me to safety and then lifting me so I could step out of the pool. That’s the bond we shared. Getting to know Takara and the other 19 orcas I trained during my 14 years at marine parks was my dream job, but it was my love for them that ultimately led to my resignation. Nearly two dozen orcas, including Takara, are currently languishing in SeaWorld’s tanks. After the legislation for which I provided expert testimony was signed into law in California – and under pressure from PETA and others – SeaWorld finally stopped breeding orcas, yet male bottlenose dolphins are still masturbated and females artificially inseminated to produce more offspring. SeaWorld brags about conservation but since 2010 has spent only about 3% of its profits on it. SeaWorld and Ex–SeaWorld CEO Jim Atchison were fined a total of more than $5 million to settle US Securities and Exchange Commission charges that they misled investors about the negative impact that the documentary Blackfish was having on the company’s bottom line. Meanwhile, it faces a shareholders’ class-action lawsuit, and other shareholder and consumer lawsuits. thousand times: As I balanced on Takara’s rostrumwith one foot, she exploded out of

• 1 cup chopped sweet potato • 1 1 /2 cups cooked kidney beans • 1 1 /2 cups cooked black beans • 1 cup corn • 1 cup chopped tempeh • 1 Tbsp. tamari • 1 tsp. cayenne pepper

better in concrete tanks than in their natural habitat (two words that employees are not permitted to use) I watched them suffer. To cope with the grinding boredom, they regurgitated their food and ate paint off the tank walls. The toxic brew of chemicals in the tanks burned trainers’ eyes so badly that we needed emergency medical treatment and wore eyepatches as we risked permanent blindness. Imagine living in it. SeaWorld also forces orcas to live in unnatural social groups that they would never form in the sea, and the incompatibility and stress of being separated from their families leads to fights, severe injuries, and even death. Forty orcas have died at SeaWorld, most in their teens, and not one has come close to the maximum life expectancy of the species in nature. More than 300 other whales and dolphins – and some 450 sea lions, seals, and walruses – have also died in its concrete pits. That’s why my reaction to SeaWorld’s new rollercoasters and other bells and whistles is mixed. Clearly, the company knows that it must move away from captive animal displays.

• 4 large carrots, chopped • 1 cup sliced mushrooms • 2 medium sweet potatoes, chopped into 1-inch pieces • 1 cup broccoli florets

• 1 tsp. chili powder • 1 tsp. ground cumin

• Salt and pepper, to taste • Fresh cilantro, chopped

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• 1 /2 tsp. paprika • 1 /2 tsp. nutmeg • Cashew Sour Cream (recipe follows) or other vegan sour cream • Fresh cilantro, chopped METHOD • Place all the ingredients in a crockpot. Set the heat to low and cook for 6 to 8 hours, stirring every few hours, until the vegetables are very tender. • Top with Cashew Sour Cream and fresh cilantro and serve with vegan cornbread, if desired. Cashew Sour Cream Makes 3 to 5 servings YOU’LL NEED • 1 cup raw cashews, soaked for at least 4 hours • 2 tsp. apple cider vinegar • Juice of 1 /2 –1 lemon • 1 tsp. maple syrup • Salt and pepper, to taste • Unsweetened almond milk, if needed to blend METHOD • Drain and rinse the cashews. • Blend all the ingredients together until smooth.

METHOD • Prepare the noodles according to the package instructions. • Heat the coconut oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, garlic, and ginger and sauté until the onions are translucent, about 7 minutes. • Add the coconut milk and vegetable broth and bring to a boil. Stir in the curry paste and tamari. • Add the carrots, mushrooms, and sweet potatoes and simmer for 15 minutes. • Add the broccoli, salt, and pepper and simmer for another 2 to 3 minutes. • Serve immediately over the cooked noodles and garnish with the fresh cilantro.

YOU’LL NEED • 1 cup raw cashews, soaked for 8 hours • Juice of 1 lemon • 1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar • 2 Tbsp. tahini • 2 tsp. tamari or Bragg Liquid Aminos • 1 /4 cup water • 1 /2 tsp. sea salt • 1 /2 tsp. ground pepper

But until SeaWorld decides to stop banking on captivity, the body count will grow, and we must warn people not to go. John Hargrove now campaigns against keeping orcas in captivity. He’s the New York Times best selling author of Beneath the Surface.

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Find more recipes in Ilene’s book, The Colorful Kitchen , available at PETA.org/Store.

METHOD • Drain and rinse the cashews. Combine all the ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend for 2 minutes, or until completely smooth. • Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before using.

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ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WHALE CAPTIVITY