Summer Tea for all the Queen Bees!

I am excited to announce our "Bee Themed" Summer Tea!

This event will bee similar to our previous summer teas, however I am expanding the food ideas to include more than your normal "tea food" and I am including no-bake foods as well. I am encouraging the majority to buzzzzzz up your creativity! If more people bring something, the theme will stand out more and the more exciting it will beeeeeee !! :):) If you need to bee a taster that's fine too - but bakers ... let's bee amazing! :) The food should be "bee themed" - there are some ideas below, some links, and some photos to get you all "a-buzz" with ideas! I will most likely have a fun "Queen Bee" game as well.

BEE THEMED IDEAS:

• Look on Pinterest - "bee themed foods"
• 25 Buzz Worthy Bee Food Ideas
• Bumble Bee Pizza
• Honey Banana Sandwiches
• Donut Beehives
• Bee Theme Foods
• Use honey as an ingredient
• Golden color foods / desserts
• Bumble bee decorated desserts
• Use honey nut cheerios or honeycomb cereal
• Bee-bee-cue, Meatbalzzzzz, Wingzzzz, or Buttered rollzzzzz
• Use honey comb molds or make honey comb candy
• Any black and yellow food
• Flowery decorated foods or desserts

That should be enough to get you thinking! Also check out the photo ideas :)

BAKERS: Choose a recipe - savory or sweet, baked or no-bake! Make sure to comment what you are bringing so we don't have duplicates!

TASTERS: Please bring one of the following supply contributions to the Meetup: a small box of disposable eating utensils (white or clear), hot cups with lids, paper/plastic 9" or larger plates of any kind, cold cups, a pack of napkins (white), ground Maxwell House or Folgers Coffee - regular or decaf - (please do not bring other brands or special flavors since we are now sharing and replenishing supplies that also belong to the church), tea bags, or coffee filters. These donations will be integrated into the supplies that we share with the church for future use. Please COMMENT what you will be bringing - duplicates are OK.

$ CONTRIBUTIONS: Attendees can contribute $3-$5 at each event unless you gave me one lump sum (contribution box provided - honor system!). Meetup expenses add up, and the cost to organize a group increases each year. If you would like to see what your contribution is going towards, you can click on the link below (the link doesn't always work on mobile devices). All expenses from the beginning of this group are recorded. Online contributions are listed under "contributions". Specific "year long" donations are listed by person. Cash donations are listed under "other income" : https://www.meetup.com/Bakers-and-Tasters/money

RSVP:
*If you are a first timer and you add a +1 to your RSVP, please make sure your friend is female. We like to keep this meetup a ladies night out!

*Please change your rsvp ahead of time if you cannot attend. Please do not wait until the last minute. This makes it hard for people on the waitlist to plan and prepare. If you don't show up for a meetup or back out last minute, I will move you to the wait list for the next meetup to give others a chance.

PROVIDED:
*Serving utensils, paper plates, water, coffee, tea. I only ask that at the end of the night everyone clean up and take home their own serving dishes and platters along with any leftovers. If you use one of our serving utensils, please take a moment to wash it and put it back into the box or drawer. Please note: take out containers are no longer provided, but you may certainly bring one!

WHAT TO BRING:

• Your dish
• Serving utensils (or you can grab one from our collection, use it, wash it, and return it to the box at the end of the night.)
• A TAKE OUT CONTAINER - Take out containers are no longer provided. If you are interested in leftovers, please be sure to pack your own container!
• $3-$5 donation (unless you gave me a lump sum) - VenMo code will also be available.
• YOUR APPETITE! YOUR SMILE!

Looking forward to seeing everyone!! Happy Baking! :):)