After Barbara Kwon set the bar high cooking family meal for the Dirt Candy crew, we really didn’t think anyone could ever impress us again. Were we wrong! Roopa Kalyanaraman and her husband Matt are two of my regular customers, and they produced the second guest family meal at Dirt Candy. Barbara blew us away, but Roopa literally took the cake. Also, +2 bonus because she and Matt are scientists and +4 against damage because Roopa is one of the people who were lobbying to get the soda tax passed. She wrote up the meal on her own blog, Raspberry Eggplant, but here’s how it looked in the wild:

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Censored to protect you from seeing the most

awesome thing in the world before you’re ready.

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Here’s her menu:

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Tofu, long bean, and cucumber salad
Green curry with Thai eggplant, long beans, snow peas, and edamame
Black and basmati rice
Drunken noodles with seitan
Coconut milk mini cupcakes with kaffir lime cream cheese frosting
Thai chocolate chili-lime coconut ice cream
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I’m a sucker for the multi-dessert attack, but Roopa won a place in my heart forever with the main dessert. After the jump…marvel at the wonder of…

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WTF?!? It’s a Dirt Candy logo cake?!?

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That’s so cool you should see it without the Blingee…

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Nah, it’s better with Blingee!

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And here are the architects of this masterpiece!

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Roopa, Matt…you guys are gangsta!

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Peace out, ya’ll.

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