Programme of talks and cookery demos

Saturday, February 4 2012, 10.30-4pm

The Guildhall, Market Square, Cambridge, CB2 3QJ

Map/directions

Entry to Show, talks and cookery demos is free. (Talks and demos seat 45)

TALKS AND COOKERY DEMOS

11am-11.30am: Talk 1
Five Easy Steps to Going Veggie
Kat Affleck, Campaigner, Viva!
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!

11.45am-12.15: Cookery Demo 1
Everything You Wanted to Know About Tofu but Were Afraid to Ask!
Jane Easton, Viva! & VVF Food & Cookery Coordinator
Just what is the best way to cook tofu? Viva! will show you how by preparing simple yet delicious gourmet delights - as well as extolling the virtues of this versatile and healthy food.

• Smoked tofu with sesame seeds and avocado
• Dark & sexy chocolate mousse
• Easy 'cheezy' sauce - low-fat and luscious (tofu-based)
• Tiramisu bread pudding

12.30pm-1.20pm: Talk 2
Saving the World With Your Knife and Fork
Tony Wardle, Associate Director, Viva!
Almost every one of the world's exploding environmental catastrophes has its roots on the dinner plate! Tony explores how grazing for meat and dairy animals and growing vast areas of soya and other animal feed are inexorably destroying planet Earth. And she offers the solution: change your diet - change the world!

1.30-2.10: Cookery Demo 2
Mood Food
Jane Easton, Food & Cookery Coordinator for Viva! and the VVF
Learn how to cook yourself into a calm and happy place. (See the Mood Food talk at 12.30pm.)

• Edamame Pate
• Good Mood Hummus
• Quick Pad Thai
• Easy Veg Nori Hand Rolls

2.20pm-3pm: Talk 3
Why You Don't Need Dairy
Tony Wardle, Associate Director of Viva! and Vegetarian & Vegan Foundation
A compelling and popular talk asking is it natural to consume milk after weaning? Indeed, is it safe to consume cow's milk at all? Tony looks at many health issues and new research showing why dairy is linked to cancers; how natural growth hormones in milk affect us and what are the dangers of milk protein and saturated fats? He exposes the links with heart disease, diabetes and obesity.

Also, he examines the pervasive calcium myth. Do we - and especially our children - need milk for calcium? If not, where should we obtain it and how do we ensure our kids have strong bones?

Find out how to go dairy-free in the 3.10pm cookery demo!

3.10pm-3.50pm: Cookery Demo 3
Cheese-free, Egg-free and Delicious
Jane Easton, Viva! & VVF Food & Cookery Coordinator
Shows that going vegan doesn't mean giving up your favourite dishes, as old favourites get a healthy, dairy-free makeover. Perfect demo if you are going vegan or reducing the amount of dairy you eat. (See the Why You Don't Need Dairy talk at 2.20pm.)

• Deluxe Vegan Cheeze & Broccoli Quiche
• Tofu Frittata with Curly Kale
• Whizzy Crème Cheeze'
• Instant Cheezy Sauce (tahini-based)

4pm Ends