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Welcome to the Cheers Years! 

I'm Mallory Middleton. I originally started the Cheers Years blog to document my crowd-pleasing recipes and found that I was fired up by these 2 things along the way:

1. "Healthifying" traditionally unhealthy southern recipes (including cocktails & dessert!).

2. Helping others create unforgettable experiences with  environmentally conscious planning. 

If you're also excited by one or both of these, you've come to the right place. 

 
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Why don’t we always have our breakfast in a personal-sized cast iron skillet?! This party of kale, grains, avo mash, beets, fried egg with green goddess drizzle and a “Mountain Fog” green tea with steamed almond milk is fueling my dreams and making my taste buds sing! 🍳🥑💥#breakfastofchampions #castironskillet
The delicious “Beet It” cold pressed juice featured from @happyandhale at the Satellite Park Fest yesterday reminded me of this beet cocktail I made last year and how amazing that juice would be in this drink! 😍💫 How do y’all feel about veggie cocktails? (Clearly I’m a fan!🙋🏼‍♀️)
This Carolina weekend has been as nice as... Nice! ☀️ It’s crazy to think we were in France this time last month. Our life and eating adventures have been just as lovely, we just replaced the baguette with biscuits.🙃 My latest blog post talks about 5 important food lessons I learned from my European adventure.🥐🐟 Check out the direct link in bio to add what I’m sharing! #Nice #Sunshine
How sweet it is, y’all! It’s Friday AND a new blog post is up!⚡️ I’m talking about 5 important lessons about food I learned from my European adventure. 🍽 This photo of a raw peanut butter & chocolate dessert is all about lesson #3 - check out the direct blog post link in my bio and have a delicious start to your weekend! 🙌💖#sweet #heresmyfood
Acai bowls are like little artworks that you get to eat and then feel like superwoman. 💜💪 I loved every spoonful of this magic at @solacoffee! 🔮#acaibowl #heresmyfood
Frothy Friday! This extra-creamy #vegan whiskey sour is made with aquafaba (a.k.a. chickpea juice from the can). This secret ingredient is what helped me learn to enjoy a frothy whiskey sours like this because I really hate the texture of the classic ones made with egg whites. Save yourself the shudder but keep the classy clink with this vegan version! (Direct recipe link in bio 🙌) ••• Have you tried experimenting with aquafaba yet? It’s CRAZY how cool it can be in making drinks like this or vegan meringue. Plus it sounds like something really fancy, doesn’t it? It can seem weird at first saving chickpea juice, but store it in the fridge in a fun little container and it will remind and excite you to try it out! ••• I’m currently not testing out as many alcoholic drinks, depending on where I am in my cycle and health goals for the month. However, when I am down to enjoy a cocktail, I want to make sure it’s the BEST concoction possible with thoughtful ingredients and dynamite flavor. Heck yeah! ••• What are you sipping this weekend? Happiest Friday, friends! 🎉🥂#healthish #whiskeysour
It’s almost sangria season, friends! 🍹In Spain we had a lot of extra tasty sangrias that weren’t too sweet and made with fresh, local fruit. 🍊They reminded me of one of my own favorite sangria recipes like this one pictured from a blog post last year! This one uses fresh, juices peaches, crisp green apple, and bright lemon to give it a zing. 💫 I love it because you get a fruity snack at the end of your drink. 😉The original post is #ontheblog under Recipes! What‘s your favorite way to make #sangria?🙌
Here’s the thing, I had lots of real-deal dairy while I was in Europe. I took my enzymes and I savored every pure lactose bite and sip my body could handle. Now, both my tummy and taste buds are ready for the nutty goodness that is almond milk. This sweetly spiced almond milk recipe #ontheblog from a previous Cheers Years post is seriously sunshine-in-your-glass good, y’all. That sparkle of cinnamon and cardamum with vanilla just crushes the flavor game compared to any almond milk you can buy in the store. 💪💖🙌 Also,with swimsuit season hanging around the corner, I really don’t mind swapping out the dairy to minimize bloat. With such a delicious staple like this, it ALMOST makes me think I’ve got something as lovely as European dairy (almost 😜). What goes in your coffee and cereal bowl? 🍶#AlmondMilkRecipe #HomeMade