41 WWW.CHARLESTONWOMENPODCAST.COM | WWW.READCW.COM | WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM/CHARLESTONWOMEN BUSINESS “I cringe a little when I say I’m a Psychic Medium. I’d rather call myself a Modern Mystic. Many of my clients call me their Spiritual Advisor.” www.katieosoul.com At Titus, fitness isn’t one-size-fits-all — it’s about finding the kind of strong that fits you. Step into Titus Strength & Fitness — a one-of-a-kind, female-owned training facility built to empower women through strength, community, and purpose. STRONG. CONFIDENT. UNSTOPPABLE. OFFERING: Join a community that lifts you—and lifts others. TitusStrengthAndFitness.com Also, Follow us on Instagram & Facebook! FUNCTIONAL FITNESS, OLYMPIC LIFTING, POWERLIFTING & MORE Designed for Real World Strength baking these cookies at Christmas to honor and remember her mother. Similarly, Salyer recalls holiday baking with her family. “Two things we still make together every year is our Italian Easter bread and my great-grandmother’s butter spritz cookies. It just doesn’t feel like the holidays without them, and I cherish the time I get to spend with my mother making these recipes that have been passed down four generations.” Schnitzel is the dish that crafted a full-circle moment for Yagecic. “When my daughter Maggie stood at the counter breading schnitzel alongside my mom, her babi, I had one of those moments where time just collapses. Three generations in one kitchen. The same dish. The same motions. The same quiet pride in doing it right.” Carrying the tradition of baking from one generation to the next requires intentionality, and life has a way of rewarding such intentionality. During COVID, Houston’s career took an unexpected turn when the company that employed her closed its doors. A simple Facebook post opened her eyes to the needs of our community, and Your Household Hero was born, where cooking has become a ministry to overwhelmed families. It’s incredible to see how these women have taken their own familial traditions and spread them out into our Charleston community. Yagecic elaborated, “That’s why we wrote ‘Dear Diary, I’m a Chef!.’ I hoped some families would enjoy having the kind of fun in their kitchen that we have in ours. In many ways, it’s our attempt to pass along the same lessons I learned from my grandmother: that some of life’s best memories are made around food and the people you share it with.” The kitchen is a place where everyone belongs. Screens are put away and true memories are made. It’s about remembering a feeling. Years from now, your children won’t remember how much cinnamon belongs in the cookies, but they will recall the love that was shared, the life lessons that were learned and the first bite that was always saved for them. They will remember the person who made room for them in their kitchen. Recipes aren’t made for books. They are made for the hands who will continue to pass them on.
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