Hi! I’m Ali, and I am so happy that you found your way here.
I created Gimme Some Oven to celebrate life around the table, with recipes that are simple, fresh, and full of flavor. With two littles underfoot these days, I know how relentless the dinner grind can feel. My hope is that this space can offer a bit of inspiration for everyone — and make everyday cooking feel a bit more fun.
So whether you’re throwing together a quick weeknight dinner, hosting a cozy brunch with friends, or just craving a warm batch of cookies, I hope you’ll find recipes here that feel doable and delicious.
Cheers!
About Ali
About Me
When I began Gimme Some Oven back in 2009, I was working full-time as a musician by day and spending my evenings cooking, photographing, and sharing recipes just for fun. Over time, that creative outlet grew into a full-time career — and for more than a decade now, I’ve had the absolute joy of writing and developing recipes here on Gimme Some Oven.
Even after all these years, it still feels like magic to create a recipe in my kitchen and see it come to life on tables all around the world! Your trust in my recipes means the world to me, and I work hard to make sure each one is thoughtfully developed, thoroughly tested, and truly worth making — the kind of recipe you’ll want to return to again and again.
Beyond the blog, my husband and I are now settling back into life in Kansas City with our two young boys after spending six wonderful years living in Barcelona. My favorite things include sunny days, an excellent plate of nachos, lingering around tables with good friends, and always dreaming up our next adventure. I occasionally share more about life behind the scenes here if you’d like to follow along.
About Gimme Some Oven
So what kinds of recipes will you find here?
Short answer: a bit of everything.
The recipes I share here are the ones we’re actually making and eating in our home. My husband is pescetarian, our boys are still a bit veggie-suspicious, and I enjoy a wide range of foods — so our meals reflect that mix. We do our best to cook seasonally, and most weeknights are all about quick, flavorful recipes that come together in 30 minutes or less. But I also love slowing down on the weekends with a cozy cup of coffee and baking our favorite 1-Hour Cinnamon Rolls, or inviting friends over for a big pot of chili with homemade guac and margaritas.
You’ll notice here that we’ve got a soft spot for Mexican food, big bowls of soup, noodles in all forms, and cookies of just about every variety. While most of my recipes lean fresh and lighter, you’ll also find your fair share of fun treats and comfort food favorites — we’re all about balance!
My hope is that you’ll find recipes here that work well for real life, whatever that looks like for you right now. And if there’s ever a recipe you’re craving, I’d love to hear from you!
My Favorite Recipes
FAQs
I can’t take the credit. 😉 The name actually came from my former bandmate, Jay, who tossed it out during a rehearsal years ago when I mentioned I was thinking about starting a food blog. It made us all laugh — and it stuck! Now it feels like a fun little reminder of my past life as a full-time musician.
You bet! Every single one of the 2000+ recipes on this site has been developed and tested in my own kitchen. I now have a team of recipe testers who join me each week to test old and new recipes to help ensure they are as clear, reliable, and delicious as possible. We want each recipe to be the best it can be when it reaches your table!
The best way to ask about substitutions is to leave a comment on that specific recipe post. That way, we’ll be sure to see it, and other readers can benefit from the answer too.
Yes! We’re constantly retesting, updating and rephotographing older recipes to make sure they’re as reliable and delicious as possible. Whenever we make a significant change, we do our best to note it clearly in the recipe notes so that you know what’s been updated.
No. We made the decision back in 2018 to stop publishing sponsored content on Gimme Some Oven. While we were grateful to partner with brands we genuinely loved in the past, it’s important to us that readers know all product mentions are now completely unpaid — just things we personally use and recommend.
This is probably the most-asked question we receive. Sorry, not yet! I keep putting it off, but someday I look forward to finally writing one. 💛
Giving Back
While we love creating and sharing recipes here, we also recognize what a profound privilege it is to have consistent access to fresh food, clean water, and a safe place to gather around the table. Not everyone has that — the statistics are sobering, and they remind us how important it is to keep working toward change.
That’s why we donate a portion of our profits to support three organizations working to fight food insecurity and expand access to nutritious food and clean water around the world. Every time you visit this site, your pageviews directly help support that work too, and we’re so grateful. We’d love for you to learn more about these incredible organizations and consider supporting them in whatever ways you can too.
It’s our hope that this space not only inspires delicious meals, but also plays a small part in supporting communities far beyond our own kitchens.
TWP is a community-led initiative in Mali focused on developing economic opportunities for women through organic food production, access to clean water, and a commitment to environmental stewardship.
Cultivate Kansas City is a locally-grown nonprofit working to grow food, farms, and community in support of an equitable, sustainable and healthy local food system for all.
World Central Kitchen is first to the frontlines, providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises.
I have used your vegetarian recipes for a few weeks and still cannot get over how perfectly super great tasting every meal has been! Awesome, Thank You very much. No more meat for us.
Made your peanut butter cookies yesterday with my granddaughters. Best ones I’ve made!
Any thoughts on putting out a cookbook??? Would LOVE that. :)
Dear Ali,
Thanks for having this wonderful blog. I used your recipe for the butternut squash soup tonite and the soup turned out to be wonderful. My husband who was not only sick, but also exhausted from work, and I enjoyed this miracle – a miracle because I am not a good cook and this soup was just perfect. Thanks for sharing all your recipes and techniques with us -the hurried, the too busy and the too inexperienced in the kitchen.
Stay blessed,
Anais
I love the recipe for the flourless chocolate chip cookies but it has almond flour
and my granddaughter is allergic to ALL nuts and deadly to PEANUTS. What’
can I use instead of the almond flour or which flour would you substitute?
Thank you Shirl Quinn
Hi Ali:
Just wanted to let you know I was craving chicken enchiladas in red sauce. I found your recipe and your red sauce is exactly what I was looking for. Excellent recipe and my wife gave me a “10” on this one. Great job! You should be very proud of this one – the sauce is what makes the dish.
Hi Ali! I just made (again!) your delicious to die for carrot cake for my hubs birthday. It’s his favorite and every year he askes for it ;) I was just checking your new recipes and saw the tahini dressing …it’s next on my to prepare list. BUT one thing caught my eye…the photo of the tahini jar and it’s label. So I’m glad you are here in Barna enjoying this great place, people and foods…. and to let you know you have a follower in town. Keep up the great job!
Love your recipes
Ali!
You are awesome- based on what I’ve read and eaten. Im in the process of making your scallop potato recipe- having friends over for an afternoon of wine and video watching. While I was following the recipe- I recognized the font/layout style and realized I’ve made your chicken enchilada recipe (and mole) which was a huge hit! Just read your crab enchilad recipe, can’t wait to try it. Interestingly our friend Brendan who very much enjoyed the chicken enchiladas lives in Barcelona too. Thank you so much for the lovely recipes wishing you and your husband a beautiful primavera. Saludos de San Francisco, CA.
I was so excited to see this Gimme Some Oven recipe on Pinterest today because I met your mom and dad on a Viking cruise two summers ago! They were so much fun on the cruise! I’m anxious to try this crockpot Chex Mix!!