Entertaining is easy when you start with American Vintage Wine Biscuits. These cracker/snacks made with wine are a perfect compliment to anything. The following ideas and suggestions will help you create an instant cocktail party when unexpected guests drop in or can be served to guests before dinner. (I often invite friends over for drinks and light munchies before we all go out to a local restaurant for dinner) or a whole party can be built around several of the following suggestions with no need for a main course or you can enjoy wine biscuits and 1 or 2 of the following while relaxing after a busy day.

Start with one or all three varieties of wine biscuits. Then choose from the following. Purchase any of these in a gourmet store or deli dept of your favorite grocer. Place in an attractive serving dish and enjoy with wine biscuits. Drinks optional.

• Shrimp Salad, Crab Salad, Lobster Salad - Creamy Mayonnaise versions or oil and vinegar versions are great as dips or place a dollop of salad on wine biscuits and garnish with a half of cherry tomato or sprig of chive.
• Sliced chilled cucumbers - using a fork or a vegetable peeler, score the length of a chilled cucumber on 3 sides. slice and serve.
• Cherry Tomatoes - served in a bowl.
  
• Roquefort or blue cheese - with walnuts and ripe figs or pears.
  
• Tomato sauce - warmed in the microwave and sprinkled with any shredded cheese or grated parmesan.
  
• “Good” Blue cheese dressing.
  
• Cheeses – any cheese seems to be wonderful with wine biscuits, hard, soft, semi-soft, goat cheese, Swiss, cheddar and everything in between. Serve with grapes or pears.
  
• Smoked turkey chunks with a dollop of chutney.
  
• Honey mustard combined with light mayonnaise or sour cream or yogurt.
  
• Mini crab cakes
  
• Sun dried tomatoes.
  
• Cheddar and sliced apples.
  
• Pesto combined with softened low fat cream cheese or sour cream and diced sun dried tomatoes.
  
• Cottage cheese with chopped chives.
  
• Sliced Salami
  
• Prosciutto
  
• Ham
  
• Turkey
  
• Cooked Chicken
  
• Sliced Beef
  
• Hummus
  
• Olives
  
• Pâté – any (Serve with cornichon pickles).
  
• Sliced Salmon or Nova - A triangle of salmon top with a piece of red onion or capers.
  
• Tsatziki – Greek yogurt dip.
  
• Vegetable Mousse – any.
  
• Grilled mushroom caps
  
• Sliced Red Peppers
  
• Bean Dip
  
• Chicken Nuggets
  
• Chili
  
• Sour cream or cream cheese and top with caviar