Growing up, I was the world’s pickiest eater. I ate nothing but chicken, cereal and salads. So when I was first taken out for sushi, I remember it clearly. One of my father’s friends took me out to a popular sushi place in Miami Beach, Florida.  Surprisingly, I loved everything about my experience; the different flavors and textures were so different from what I ever had. As we all know, sushi is quite expensive. And so I thought I’d make a go at  preparing sushi at home. Furthermore, why not teach a class at Coda Health Kitchen’s raw foods kitchen? The wheels started spinning. What were my goals in teaching a vegetarian and raw sushi class at Coda Health Kitchen?  As we teach here at CHK, eating raw and vegetarian foods is extremely beneficial for our health. Cooking food destroys much of the natural enzymes in your food that are needed to break down nutrients. Incorporating raw … [Read more...]