Our featured recipe from Pat Wylie. of Texas.:

Parmesan Fried Chicken

2 Fryers, cut up
Plain Bread Crumbs
Kraft Parmesan Cheese
Flour
Salt
Pepper
Garlic Powder
Vegetable Oil
Water

Wash chickens well, cut up into pieces.
Mix flour, salt, pepper, and garlic powder in a bowl.
Mix bread crumbs and Parmensan cheese in a bowl.
Put water in a bowl.
Heat oil in pot.

Dip chicken pieces in water, then in flour, back to the water and then in
bread crumb mixture. Allow to sit on a plate for 10 minutes.

Place a few pieces at a time in the hot oil. Cook dark meat for 20 minutes
and white meat for 25 minutes. Drain on paper toweling.

Allow to cool and place in cooler for a picnic with potato salad, devil
eggs, and raw vetegables.

We take this to Hermann Park in Houston. We also take it to the Miller Outdoor Theater in Houston and eat on the hill and watch Shakespeare plays.

This would be a great picnic lunch around your pond.

More Great Pond Picnic Recipes

Golden Fruit Salad

Tropical Blueberry Salad

Gingered Fruit Salad

Cherry Fruit Salad

Mango and Hearts of Palm Salad
in a Passion Fruit Vinaigrette

Summer Fruit Salad with Mint Sugar

Fruit and Cheese Tortillas Wedges

Brie Cheese Appetizer

Spicy Crab or Smoked Salmon Deviled Eggs

8 Hard boiled eggs
3 Tbsp. Mayonnaise
2 Tbsp. black olives, minced
1/8 Tsp. dill weed
3 oz. smoked salmon
Pepper to taste
Smoked Salmon

Cut eggs in half lengthwise. Remove yolks placing them in a medium sized bowl. Add mayonnaise to yolks and combine. Stir in olives and dill weed and fold in the smoked salmon. Pepper mixture to taste. Spoon mixture into egg halves and garnish with paprika. Refrigerate until firm. Makes 16 deviled eggs.

Pond Picnic Ideas

Fresh Crudités Platter
Crisp chilled baby carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, crispy green beans, zucchini, cherry tomatoes, and red and yellow pepper spears; served with our pesto dipping sauce.

Asparagus and Sugar Snap Peas
Crisp-tender chilled asparagus spears and sugar snap peas arranged on a platter; served with honey-mustard dip.

Seasonal Fresh Fruit and Nut Platter
Arrange sweet and juicy melons, pineapple, grapes, fresh strawberries, and seasonal berries on a tray and garnish with sugar-and-spice nuts; served with Crème fraîche.

Asian Spring Rolls
Julienne carrots, bean sprouts, maifun noodles, shiitake mushrooms, cucumber, mango, and mint; wrapped in rice paper; served with a crushed peanut-lime vinaigrette.

Assortment of Tasty Nuts
Create a platter of Sugar Spiced Nuts, Cinnamon-Coffee Pecans, Deviled Pecans, Barbecued Cashews, Sweet & Spicy Candied Pecans, Toasted Chile Pecans, and Spicy Cashews.

Cold Meat and Cheese Appetizers

Hearty Domestic Sliced Meat and Cheese Platter
Thickly–sliced, oven-roasted turkey breast, seasoned roast beef, honey ham, sliced cheddar, Swiss, provolone and mozzarella cheeses; served with our condiment platter of select olives, cornichons, sliced tomatoes, red onion, green leaf lettuce, assorted mustards, horseradish spread, mayonnaise, and a basket of assorted artisan and cocktail breads.

Pond Domestic Cheese Platter
Slivers of Cheddar, mozzarella, Swiss, and spread cheeses; garnished with fresh fruit and served with a cracker basket.

Pond Imported Cheese Platter
A Wheels of French Brie, Camembert, wedges of Parmesan, creamy Gorgonzola, French chèvre, and Spanish manchego; garnished with fresh fruit; served with seasoned and toasted crostinis, crackers and baguettes.

Europa Style Meat and Cheese Platter
Italian salamis, prosciutto, roast beef, mortadella with pistachios, mozzarella, provolone, Montrachet goat cheese and creamy Gorgonzola; garnished with assorted imported olives and served with baskets of toasted crostini, crackers and baguettes.

Pond Antipasto Platter
Assorted salamis, prosciutto, fresh mozzarella, fresh melon wrapped in prosciutto, marinated vegetables, and assorted olives; served with baskets of Italian herbed flatbread and sliced baguettes.

Fresh Mozzarella Caprese Platter
Fresh, sliced mozzarella and Roma tomatoes, chiffonades of fresh basil, and an herb olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette.

Prosciutto Roulades
Philadelphia Cream Cheese... spread it on prosciutto and wrap around fresh pear; garnished with lime slice and dill sprig.

Cold Seafood Appetizers

Prawns on Ice
Served with cocktail sauce.

Fiesta Prawns
Prawns marinated in lime, cilantro, and Anaheim pepper; garnished with mango slices; a very festive platter.

Spicy Shrimp Wrapped in Snow Peas
Marinated and sautéed shrimp wrapped in sesame snow peas.

Shrimp Ceviche
Small bay shrimp in a refreshing cucumber-cilantro sauce; served with crisp, veggie and tortilla dipping chips.

Deviled Eggs
Deviled Eggs Your Way
Deviled Eggs My Way
Deviled Eggs Any way... I'll be there!

Use your imagination! Tell us what you like. Send us your ideas and/or recipes. We'll post them here in a special section at PondMarket.com!