Curry Rice Sweet Potato Wrap

Pete's Current Food Phase

Steve and I wrote this excerpt about Pete in 2010 on a shared google doc. It is only somewhat relevant, so feel free to skip down to the recipe if you are pressed for time.

"Pete’s Phantastic Phood phases! If Pete says something is fantastic you may want to clarify. Does it taste fantastic? Or, is it a bowl of liquid health combining the top ten healthiest and most Biblical foods? Don’t get me wrong either one is okay, it just makes a difference. Pete is known for his food phases. During New years eve 2007 discussion when asked to describe a big turning point in the year, he truthfully answered “my discovery of peanut butter”. In High school, salmon quiche, turkey sausage, protein shakes, raw eggs and kumquats all served as ergonomic aids to help his running at separate points in his career. His current phase is 3 over easy eggs, mixed with assorted veggies, crunchy bran and wheat flakes, hummus, and extreme amounts of cayenne pepper and celtic sea salt (all mashed together). The current pre-run meal is blueberries with fish-oil.  Pete gets genuinely excited about the goodness he is putting into his body, and is similarly offended when confronted with a possible unhealthy food.  Good thing there are labels that detail the contents.  With Pete it is not even what he eats but how he eats it.  A massive calorie burning machine, when he eats it is as if the size of his mouth frustrates him because it can't get the food in fast enough.  Between the size of his bites and the expression on his face you get the feeling that he'd rather cut his stomach open and deposit the food straight in.  Having to chew is a formality that gets in the way of what he's trying to do.  Though only 25, his jaws have evolved to open wider and wider, like that of a rattlesnake.  The process of biting and chewing to Pete is a mechanical necessity, and he is often deep in thought while doing so."

 All that being said, the current phase of the delicious curried rice wrap, is one that I hope will stay. It's fun to assemble and feels quite nutritionally balanced. 

Ingredients- Makes one large wrap or sushi roll

• 1/2 C cooked sushi rice
• 1 small yam or sweet potato
• 1-2 eggs
• 1 seaweed sheet
• 1/2 t curry powder
• salt and pepper to taste
• Butter or olive oil for cooking

Directions

1. Mix curry powder with rice and water before cooking it. The ratio of water to rice and cooking time will depend on the strength of your steamer or pots and pans.
2. Peel the sweet potato and slice it into thin rounds.
3. lightly coat the potatoes in olive oil or melted butter and spread out in a cookie sheet or Pyrex dish.
4. Bake for 25 minutes at 350 degrees F until sweet potatoes are soft and just the slightest bit crisp.
5. Fry an egg to your desired consistency.
6. Assemble all ingredients on the seaweed in this order, rice, sweet potatoes, eggs. If you have a bamboo sushi roller, feel free to use it, otherwise, just eat this like a taco.

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