Author: Life with Lisa Washington

  • The Pumpkin Spice Life

    The Pumpkin Spice Life

    It is officially fall!! Yes and you know what’s on most of our minds, pumpkin spice. Well you are in for a treat, because I got a chance to do a segment on Fox 5 Good Day Atlanta and share sweet and savory recipes using our favorite fall spice. We went from breakfast to a…

  • Easy Back to School Breakfast and Lunch ideas on Good Day Atlanta

    Easy Back to School Breakfast and Lunch ideas on Good Day Atlanta

    Yes! This week kids go back to school and I got a chance to share some of my “go to” breakfast and lunch ideas on Good Day Atlanta this week. I got you covered. Here’s the segment. I hope it inspires you to keep it easy, healthy and creative! Psst.. I have one you and…

  • Superfood Blueberry and Peach Kale Salad

    Superfood Blueberry and Peach Kale Salad

    One of my favorite things about summer, is the fact that it yields some of my favorite fruits like berries and peaches. These fruits get my creative juices flowing and all I can think about is peach and blueberry cobblers, clafoutis and crumbles. Of course I add them to smoothies for breakfast or as an…

  • Greek Inspired Chicken Pasta with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

    Greek Inspired Chicken Pasta with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

    We are in the summer tomato season and the possibilities are endless. I came up with something that is super simple, delicious, healthy for you and the whole family will enjoy. The best part, you will have another recipe in your arsenal. In this recipe you can roast the tomatoes or you can just use…

  • Charcuterie Tarts

    Charcuterie Tarts

    What if we took a buttery puff pastry, cut it into squares, scored the inside of the puffy pastry with a knife, filled it with a few of our favorite charcuterie ingredients; cheeses, cured meats, dried fruits and nuts, baked until golden brown, what would we have? Charcuterie Tarts, of course! Well get to creating…

  • Caprese Marinated Chicken Salad

    Caprese Marinated Chicken Salad

    It’s summer and I am always craving salad, but today I wanted something different. A caprese salad was in my head all week, but I wanted to add some chicken in there for my family. However it needed to be quick, easy, light and healthy. This salad gives you all of that and it’s one…

  • You are still here.

    You are still here.

    I know that life sometimes can be extremely challenging. We can face some very unexpected life experiences, that leaves us feeling like we just stepped outside our bodies and we have no idea what field, street or corner we’re standing in or on. I want to encourage you with this message, that you are still…

  • S’mores Charcuterie Board

    S’mores Charcuterie Board

    There’s a wonderfully delicious trend happening out there, it’s the s’mores charcuterie board. So before we dive into the possibilities, let’s talk about the word charcuterie. Charcuterie is the arranging and preparing of cured meats, cheeses and finger foods on a platter or board. It’s has truly made a comback in the last few years.…

  • Stay Inspired

    Stay Inspired

    I have been meditating a lot more lately and I wanted to share these moments of silence with you. I hope they bless you.

  • Mother’s Day Breakfast Idea:  Crepes with a Strawberry Red Wine Reduction with Fresh Blueberries

    Mother’s Day Breakfast Idea: Crepes with a Strawberry Red Wine Reduction with Fresh Blueberries

    Brunch, just for Mom. How about crepes, they are so elegant, delicious and always makes you feel extra special. Yes, it’s a super thin pancake, but the French made it into something, decadent and ultra chic. I think the Moms out there would appreciate this served to them on Mother’s Day, don’t you think? Well,…

  • Charred Baby Gems, Salmon Salad with a Mango, Corn and Pepper Salsa

    Charred Baby Gems, Salmon Salad with a Mango, Corn and Pepper Salsa

    Sitting down to a good, delicious, healthy, colorful and beautiful meal is all about selfcare. However, do we look at our dining experiences as a regimen of self care? What if we did? How would you prepare this time of self care? Looking at it from this perspective could determine what we decide to put…

  • Invisible Sticks and Stones

    Just because emotional and mental wounds can’t always be seen, doesn’t mean they don’t leave bruises, cuts and brokenness.They need healing too.Lisa Washington

  • Mindful Living moment: Where was this thought born?

    Welcome! I want to share more on my blog what setting the table with love is all about for me. It’s not just about the delicious meals we prepare and serve to our families and loved ones, but it’s also about what we are serving them spiritually, emotionally and mentally. I want to share with…

  • Mindful Living Moment : This is too hard.

    Mindful Living Moment : This is too hard.

    It’s not always the best, when things come to us easily. I remember as a child most of what I accomplished came to me easily, but that didn’t prepare me for fighting for what I really wanted in life. What I have come to learn over the course of my life, is that, when things…

  • Get back up!

    Success is an inside job. It’s a spiritual journey. The deception is in the definitions we have adopted. No one can define success for you. I freed myself from what the world told me success should look like many years ago. The definition feed every insecurity inside of me and ran me into the ground…