Haylee Lee: Food & Life in Missouri

This episode, I’m joined by Haylee Lee, a Missouri native and avid cook.

We talk about Southern cuisine and the dishes that we love to cook. Haylee’s travelled all around the South and tells me about her travels and the different foods she’s come across.

We also talk about Southern culture, the music scene, the types of dangerous animals you get around here, and even the risks of getting hit by tornadoes…

“I’ve lived in cities for the last few years of my adult life and I honestly miss the stars. You can’t see the stars as well when you’re in the city.”

“In terms of nature and diversity, I love southern food but I love other foods as well and Springfield provides that.”

“It’s peaceful, it’s enjoyable, I like water and you can really get your thoughts together while fishing.”

Time Stamps:

00:34 – What inspired Haylee to get into cooking and the type of dishes she used to cook.

02:10 – The kind of food they cook in Missouri.

02:50 – Haylee’s favourite southern food.

03:24 – Haylee’s favourite dessert to make.

06:40 – The regularity of tornadoes in Missouri.

09:28 – Future Farms of America and the amount of young people getting into farming.

10:28 – The travelling Haylee’s done and the time she’s spent living in cities.

12:29 – The caving Haylee’s done in Missouri.

14:06 – What Haylee thought of New Orleans and road-tripping through America.

17:44 – Music festivals and the music scene in Missouri.

19:00 – The politics and culture of people who live in Springfield.

21:10 – Hunting and fishing.

24:00 – The dangerous animals you get in rural areas.

25:09 – How the Southern community has affected Haylee.

26:03 – Fannie Flag’s Cookbook and Haylee’s love of cooking.