About Cooking with Lizard

I cook the way I was taught — generously, without a lot of fuss, and with enough seasoning that nobody has to reach for the salt at the table. Most of what you'll find here is Southern comfort food: fried fish over creamy grits, smothered chicken on a bed of collards, shrimp creole, chili with a slab of cornbread on the side.

I started Cooking with Lizard because too many recipes online bury the actual cooking under a life story and a wall of ads. I wanted the opposite — the photo, the ingredients, the steps, and a tip or two I'd actually tell you if you were standing in my kitchen. That's it.

Every recipe here is something I make. The photos are my plates, not stock images. If a dish needs a shortcut, I'll tell you where it's safe to take one — and where it isn't.