Try this luxury hot crab dip at you next get together!!!
Since it ’tis the season to be jolly, Saida would like to share a southern recipe and a story with our clients and friends:
“My grandmother Ferdinand Williams Alexander grew up on lower King Street in the early 1900’s. Known as “Ferdie”, my grandmother was a legend in her own time and even in our time. She was the best cook in Charleston! Miss Ferdie made cakes for the church bazaar, she made pickles for friends at Christmas and she made custard for sick family members and friends. She never stopped cooking-even when she was bedridden in her 80’s, Miss Ferdie would call out cooking, pickling and baking instructions from her bedroom to me, the cook or anyone who would listen. One of my most beloved possessions is a tattered and water stained file folder that holds my grandmother’s recipes. It survived Hurricane Hugo and I expect it will survive the next one.
Here is a favorite holiday recipe that is perfect for entertaining:
Company Crab Spread
- 8 oz. cream cheese-softened
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 oz. cheddar cheese-grated
- Juice of one pressed clove of garlic
- 1 teaspoon Worchestershire sauce
- 6 oz. crab meat-fresh or canned (drained)
- Pepper to taste
- Lemon to taste
Mix and serve with crackers or melba toast. Don’t forget to garnish with a sprig of parsley.
Put on your running shoes and Santa hat its time for the 19th annual Reindeer Run! Presented by Piggly Wiggly and Half Moon Outfitters,this Charleston holiday tradition takes place Saturday December 5th at 9 am. The race starts and ends in front of South End Brewery on the corner of East Bay and Queen Street. The 5K route takes you through the lower peninsula past beautiful historic homes and the Battery. 80% of the proceeds go to the MUSC Children’s Hospital and 20% goes to The Charitable Society of Charleston endownment whose causes include helping children and elderly folks in the Charleston area. For more information or to register please visit 
So many holiday events are happening this weekend that you will have put your running shoes on to keep up with all of them! One of my favorite Charleston Christmas traditions is the 29th Annual Parade of Boats on December 5th. Put on by the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs, the parade transforms the Charleston waterfront into a floating North pole, complete with amazingly creative floats. The boats line up on the Mt. Pleasant side of the Cooper River at 5:00 pm and make their way in front the Battery before turning up the Ashley River. The best vantage point is along the Battery but get there early to stake out a spot. The parade ends with a spectacular fireworks display over Charleston Harbor. 
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