New years!! ^_^

Are you having a new years party but don’t know what to make?  or don’t have the time to make something extravagant? Well you came to the right place nothings quick and easy and delicious as Puppy chow (no its no meant  for your dog)

Ingredients you will need:

• Peanut butter (creamy)
• chocolate chips (or any kind of chocolate as long as you can melt it.)
• powder sugar
• and Chex cereal (plain)

First you melt the chocolate chips you can use a double boiler or melt them in the microwave but be careful you will have to constantly watch it cause it may burn . Also the amount of chocolate depends on how much cereal you want to use if your having alot of people over then I recommend two bags of chocolate chips and 2 boxes of cereal this will make alot. but if your just having a get together then one bag of chocolate chips and one box of cereal will make a decent amount.

Next mix some peanut butter ( If you love peanut butter then you will most likely want to put alot but if your like me and dont care for peanut butter you can just omit it or just add a little ) Note: do not melt the peanut butter it will melt when you mix it in the chocolate.

After you have properly mix the chocolate and peanut butter together put a small portion in a bowl and start coating them with powder suger your gonna repeatedly do this until all of the cereal is coated evenly. Note: be careful when your stirring  the cereal  may break and get gross and icky.

*Party Idea*: a cute idea is to put them in cute boxes or bags and hand them out as party favors. :3

This post was written by:

KAT VERA - (view all posts by Kat)
Kat is a lead pastry chef. When she isn’t in the kitchen she’s traveling space and time with Doctor Who and solving mysteries with Sherlock. Email her at kat@mind-speaks.com

Green Card work

• 3 Different poster designs for Green Card
• 110 lb. cover – semi gloss paper (to add a shine but not a glare)
• cutting board
• Printed our smaller flyers on 90 lb. cover – high gloss

Sorry for a late post!!! Okay I have been working with this local DJ here in Houston for about 2 years now… he just started a super group of collective sounds, including a drummer, saxophone player and guitarist. Part light show, part interactive band – really interesting and cool. They are called Green Card because well they are all non-American. Mishka is from Russia (DJ), Eli is from Israel (guitarist) etc etc…

Note: I also designed Green Card, DJ MikeC, Mishka, 3rDimenson and Illuminati’s logos!

Anyway here is a small collection of work I have done for them since their debut. I don’t have pics of the decals I made for Mishka’s laptops…coming soon!

First reveal was to mimic a fake green card and have the image of the front men hidden since they go by different DJ names.

Second flyer was for a Thanksgiving show, they became such a huge hit after their debut we had some nice action shot of the guys. This time we put the whole band.

The newest flyer is for a New Year’s Day show. I figured lets work with their pics, do something shiny and classic looking. Bright lights with tints of purple and green for the theme of Green Card. Back to basics only using the front men.

We are thinking of using a similar style for their cd cover. Also side note – I have been using invoice bubble for my invoicing…LOVE IT! AND you can now add the official Mind-Speaks twitter over here.

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MIJA VERA - (view all posts by Mija)
Mija has been a designer for the last 15 years. She is a paper obsessed fiend and loves working on new projects while listening to her kids and Maine Coon cat chatter around the house. You can email her at mija@mind-speaks.com

Mmm….Pancakes :9

Well I have been using pancake mix all my life (aka aunt jemima pancake mix :P) and I have always wanted to try making homemade pancakes which really arent that hard I’m just lazy lol

The ingredients you will need are:

• 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt , 1 tablespoon of sugar
• 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/4 cups of milk
• 1 egg , 3 teaspoons of butter (melted)

First in a large bowl sift together flour, baking powder, salt, sugar. Make a well in the center and pour in the milk, egg and melted butter, mix until smooth.

Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter on to the griddle. Then wait until its cooked.

This recipe should make at least 7 or 8 hotcakes 😀

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KAT VERA - (view all posts by Kat)
Kat is a lead pastry chef. When she isn’t in the kitchen she’s traveling space and time with Doctor Who and solving mysteries with Sherlock. Email her at kat@mind-speaks.com