Saturday 29 November 2008, 10.30am-4.30pm
Broadmead Baptist Church, Bristol (next to Broadmead Tesco Metro – access via Union Street)

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Programme of talks and cookery demos

Entry to talks and cookery demos is free.

TALKS:

11-11.40am: Five Easy Seasonal Steps to Going and Being Veggie at Christmas
- Jane Easton, Viva! and Vegetarian & Vegan Foundation (VVF) Food & Cookery Co-ordinator 
You want to change but not sure where to start? Start here! A talk full of practical tips about how to change and why going veggie or vegan will improve your health, save animals and set your taste buds a tingling! With special tips if you are the only veggie in the family or taking your first steps to veggie living this Christmas.

Noon-12.40pm: Soya Saga - The Health Benefits and supposed Risks of Soya
- Dr Justine Butler, Senior Health Campaigner, VVF
The scientific evidence on the health impact of the much-debated humble but wondrous soya bean. Justine sets the record straight.  

1-1.50pm: Why You Don’t Need Dairy
- Zephie Begolo, Campaigner, Viva! and Dr Justine Butler, Senior Health Campaigner, VVF
A compelling and fascinating talk on the health and welfare impacts of eating dairy. How is dairy linked to breast and prostate cancers? Do we need milk for healthy bones? How does dairy cause diabetes and heart disease? All this and much more – and how, by turning vegan, you’ll be doing something incredibly positive for you, your family and the world.

2.15-2.55pm: Not all White on the Night          
– Amanda Woodvine, Senior Nutritionist, VVF
If you’re (or your family/friends are) contemplating tucking into a Christmas turkey, the Vegetarian & Vegan Foundation asks a disturbing question – is it just another junk food? Find out the latest on how eating poultry really affects your health, and the many tasty, healthy alternatives available.

3.15-4pm: Diet of Disaster!                  
– Justin Kerswell, Deputy Director of Viva! and VVF
A fascinating insight about how consuming meat, fish and dairy is destroying our planet; and is central to every environmental disaster from a local to global scale - and why all of our diets are so critical to the solution.

COOKERY DEMOS: 

11.15-11.45am: Cheezy Cheese Free Feasts 
– Fiona Galbraith, Youth Campaigner, Viva!
A cookery demonstration showing that going vegan doesn’t mean giving up your favourite dishes, as old favourites get a healthy, dairy-free makeover. Perfect demo for anyone going vegan or reducing the amount you eat. Includes ‘Cheese’ Toasty; ‘Cheese’ Macaroni; Traditional Bechamel and Vegan ‘Cheese’ Cake.

12.10-12.40pm: Piece of Cake                         
- Jane Easton, Viva! and VVF Food & Cookery Co-ordinator
Learn how to make delicious vegan cakes – easy as pie! Jane will show how you to make a gorgeous Big Boozy Yule Cake; a light and delicious Vanilla Sponge and Magic Muffins.

1-1.50pm: Christmas Dinner
- Helen Rossiter, Viva! Press Officer and Assistant Editor of Viva!LIFE and VeggieHealth
Starter: Parsnip & potato rosti with ‘cream cheese’ and cranberries
Main: Luxury Festive Roast – probably the tastiest Christmas roast you will ever eat! Teaming with juicy nuts, pulses, porcini mushrooms and other surprises (step by step recipe in photos here)
Smashed seasonal potatoes roasted with olives, capers, sun-dried tomatoes, topped with a pinch of lemon rind
Carrot and butternut squash mash
Steamed Brussels sprouts with black cracked pepper (step by step recipe in photos here)
The best vegan gravy
Dessert: Chocolate and Brandy Truffle Torte (step by step recipe in photos here)

2.15-3pm: Deliciously Simple: New Year Quick and Easy Light Foods (including all you need to know about tofu but were afraid to ask!)
- Jane Easton, Viva! and VVF Food & Cookery Co-ordinator
Food to fight post Christmas flab without sacrificing taste! Get creative with tofu – try the delicious gourmet delight of smoked tofu with sesame seeds and avocado and tofu raspberry mousse. Learn about wholegrains and how to sauce them up with Miso-Ginger Sauce; Vegan Coriander-Lime Yoghurt Dressing and Veggie ‘Oyster’ Sauce.

3.20-4pm: Let’s Party! 
- Helen Rossiter, Viva! Press Officer and Assistant Editor of Viva!LIFE and VeggieHealth
Quick, tasty ideas to get your party rockin’! Including:
The best roasted veg hummus topped with toasted pine nuts, served with wholemeal pitta fingers
Veggie cocktail sausages in blankets! (wrapped in a sundried tomato)
Cranberry and ‘cheese’ filo parcels (step by step recipe in photos here)
Mini cherry tomato and vegan pesto ‘quiches’