Easy Recipes for Everyday & Holidays

A hand holds a flower-shaped cookie with yellow filling and powdered sugar on top. The person wears a colorful outfit with lemon prints. A plate and a small bowl with similar yellow filling are visible in the background.Mini Flower Lemon TartsA boy and a girl smile while standing behind a table decorated for a back-to-school theme. The boy holds a Welcome Back! sign and the girl holds a School Bus sign. A large red apple decoration is in the center. A banner reads BACK TO SCHOOL.Back to School Partypretzels made into applesCelebrating Back to SchoolA woman wearing a pink dress smiles while holding a tray of cupcake cones with cherries on top. The background is festive with colorful balloons. Text on image: Celebrating Every Day: 100 Easy Recipes to Make Any Day Feel Special.Cookbook
pretzels made into applesBack to SchoolA slice of layered ice cream cake topped with colorful candy-coated chocolates. The cake has alternating layers of chocolate cake and vanilla ice cream with a whipped cream topping. A person holds the slice with a spatula.All DessertsA group of children and an adult celebrate in a store. A boy sits in a cart decorated with balloons and a gold YAY balloon, holding a Target-themed cup. Everyone is wearing red shirts and smiling.Party Ideaseasy stuffed peppersHalloweenFour sub sandwiches on a plate, arranged to resemble footballs. Each sandwich has cheese, lettuce, tomato, and hamburger patties inside, with lines of white cheese on top to mimic football laces.Game DayA person holds a plate with a cake topped with whipped cream, strawberries, and blueberries. The plate rests on a red and white striped cloth. Nearby are bowls of fresh strawberries and blueberries.Holiday Recipe Ideas
A woman in a yellow dress holds a casserole dish in a kitchen. She stands in front of a white tiled backsplash, with a cake stand of cupcakes beside her. A plant with green leaves is in the background.

ABOUT Melissa Johnson of Best Friends for Frosting

Hi, I’m Melissa!

I’m a mom of two and totally holiday-obsessed! As the founder of Best Friends for Frosting and author of the Celebrating Every Day cookbook, I share super-easy, family-friendly recipes and celebration ideas to help make everyday and holiday moments shine — without overcomplicating things.

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A book cover titled Celebrating Every Day features a woman in a pink dress holding a tray of colorful cupcakes and ice cream cone cupcakes. The background has pink and blue balloons. The author is Melissa Johnson.

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Celebrating Every Day Cookbook!

100 SUPER Easy Recipes for Every Day and Holidays!

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