Hi I am Colleen, welcome to my little corner of the web where I share all sorts of easy recipes anyone can make to wow the room!
On my food blog, Soufflé Bombay, you will find appetizer recipes, party recipes, dinner recipes, cocktail recipes, recipes for kids, food gift ideas and much more! I LOVE inspiring people to cook and I will show you many recipes, you can make easily to impress anyone you cook for!
I started Souffle Bombay in 2009 to share my passion for cooking and to leave a virtual piece of me behind for my children. Since then it has turned into so much more! I LOVE showing people how easy it really is to make memorable recipes. After all, food connects us and it's there at every milestone, holiday and event. So why not make delicious!
I want to inspire you to step out of your comfort zone in the kitchen and try new things. I truly believe that anyone (I'm looking at you!!) can whip up great tasting, recipes / food whenever they want!
What's up with the name Soufflé Bombay?
My now 18-year-old daughter named my website when she was 5. I told my family I was starting a food blog and asked them what I should call it, she instantly said "Souffle Bombay!" I was like "what"???
I literally had to have her repeat it 4 times or so before I understood what she was saying! I was like where in the world did that name come from?
Samantha said "Mom" (like I should KNOW this) "A Souffle Bombaaaaay" is oatmeal put inside a scooped out pumpkin!"... I was like what??? It is?? What??? Where did you hear that???
I instantly fell in LOVE with the name...so there you have it!
Almost a year later I was watching a favorite cartoon of Samantha's when all of a sudden I heard "Souffle Bombay"!
Turns out "Hamilton the Pig", who is a chef (and a pig) on a cartoon for kids called Maggie and the Ferocious Beast, actually made a "Souffle Bombay". Which of course WAS a GIANT pumpkin (he used a ladder to climb up it) and filled it with non-other than oatmeal!
I laugh every time I think of that! And you know what, I just love it!
I am completely in love with the fact that my little chef (who is now a freshman in college) named my food blog! And GUESS WHAT?? Because of helping me on this accidental journey (she started helping me understand video when she was 12 and was my director haha). She is in college in film school. Look out Mr. Spielberg and M. Night" Shyamalan, SammieK is coming! How crazy is THAT??
Find me on TikTok at @ColleensCooking, where I share a ton of 1 minute or so recipe videos.
Find me on Instagram and Pinterest too, however I am most active on TikTok, it truly is my favorite social media platform as both a consumer and content creator. I am also on Flipboard, which I think will blow up soon. It's such a great way to consume the news and content you actually want.
Some popular recipes you may enjoy are:
- My Spicy Bloody Mary recipe, so tasty!
- Bacon Jalapeno & Cheese Quick Bread, which you can also make as drop biscuits. Everyone loves this recipe!
- Nantucket Pie, an amazing vintage New England holiday recipe.
- Homemade Moonshines, so easy!! The Chocolate Moonshine is a must make!
- Bacon Jam, I mean... BACON!!! Put it on all the things!
- My Prize-Winning Key Lime Pie Recipe, I won a trip to the Florida Keys with this one! so, so many positive recipes.
I hope those recipes peak your interest and you explore my food blog to find a few recipes to try and hopefully a few new favorites! AND that you come back again and again!
Check out my latest cookbooks are Kid Chef Every Day and The 30 Minute Cookbook for Beginners both available now via Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
I also am a huge advocate of getting kids in the kitchen to cook as early and as often as possible! Whether they are 3 or 33, they will talk so much, learn a lot and try anything they help make. PLUS, a memory will be made each time.
Happy Cooking!! XO - Colleen
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