Potato salad. Baked beans. Falafels!

mmmmmmmm deviled eggs-keep em chilled tho

beer

Walking tacos, nachos grande, deviled eggs, red velvet cake for desert... sooooo many things that are good during a summer holiday!

fried chicken..watermelon...red/white and blue jello ....brownies ........

G'day Miss Anubis, Thank you for your question. I would suggest apple pie given the phrase as American as apple pie. For mains, how about baked chicken and potato salad. I have attached some ideas for you. Regards 4th of July picnics http://www.fabulousfoods.com/holidays/4th/4th.html Home cooking http://homecooking.about.com/od/holidayandpartyrecipes/a/4thjuly.htm Angies Realm http://www.angiesrealm.com/fourth-july/recipes/picnic.html 4th July http://www.garvick.com/annual/4th-july/recipes/

Hoagies

Pasta salad, grilled lobster and corn on the cob. Finish it off with strawberry shortcake.

easy to fix fried chicken

Baked Chicken 2 ea Chicken breasts, halved 1 c Fresh bread crumbs 1/2 ts Onion powder 1/2 ts Garlic powder 1/4 ts Cayenne pepper* 1/8 ts Ground ginger 1/3 c Plain low-fat yogurt *Use less if you don't like it quite so hot. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly spray a medium size shallow baking dish with vegetable spray.Rinse chicken and pat dry. In a shallow pan, combine the bread crumbs, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne pepper and ginger.Dip chicken in yogurt, then into crumb mixture.Place in prepared dish. Bake uncovered, 45 to 50 min, or until tender. Place in the fridge overnight to chill chicken completely before packing to take on picnic. Potato Salad 8 Large potatoes 1/2 c Mayoniase 4 Hard boiled eggs 1 ts Dijon Mustard 1 ds Garlic powder 1 ds Salt and pepper to taste Wash, peel, and cube potatoes, then boil in lightly salted water until tender. Chop hard boiled eggs. When potatoes are ready, rinse with cool water, but it is not necessary for them to be cold. Mix potatoes, eggs, mayonnaise, and mustard in medium bowl. Stir in salt, pepper and garlic powder (if necessary, adjust mayonnaise and mustard amounts to taste. Variations: Add celery, green onions, green peppers, etc. Picnic Fruit Salad 2 md Cans of pineapple tidbits 6 oz Can or orange juice, frozen 1 pk Instant lemon pudding 3 Bananas, sliced 1 cn Pears, 2 1/2 lb. 2 1/2 lb Can of apricots, chopped 2 1/2 lb Can of peaches, chopped 1 can Mandarin oranges, drained Drain pineapple and dissolve orange juice in the juice from the cans of pineapple. Mix in juice, instant pudding, sliced bananas, pears, apricots and peaches. Add drained oranges and pineapple. Mix and let stand for 24 hours in refrigerator.