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.
Love summer salads and stocking up on them before the cooler temps hit Atlanta. Never thought of putting strawberries, red onion, avocado and gorgonzola together but the salad was brilliant! Looking forward to following you in food and in blog :)
Thank you!
Love your blog. I will be making your pecan pie recipe tomorrow for our Canadian thanksgiving, with maple syrup of course!
Your recipes sound good and one is on the book for today, but I really wish you included the nutritional information! I am tracking macros and need to make choices
Thank you on so many levels.
Wishing you all the best.
I have a question for you about a recipe you posted. I’m wanting to make little snack treats for a wedding party.
The recipe is called “Candied Pecan Chex Mix” – the ingredients are listed, but when you click the link for the instructions, the link is NOT THERE. I’m curious about the order in which to do the nuts and chex mix – very familiar with them individually.
Please let me know how to find the instructions.
Thank you very much.
Theresa
I tried it and it tasted wonderful! And cute doggy ☺❤
Love your blog. I’m a closet 3 star Michelin chef living in the gastronomic capital of the world, Paris. If you and your hubby pop over here after this Covid BS is over, please connect with me. My wife, Cherie, is a brilliant luxury travel designer and like me would love to meet you. I’m a prolific actor/writer/producer with my own Film, Theater and TV company. I grew up in London, fortunate enough to have The Beatles producer, Sir George Martin as my father. I’ve met practically every famous person under the sun from the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s, Steve Winwood being one of my favorites. Your blog title is brilliant. Stay strong and keep the faith. Gregory Paul Martin — www.gregorypaulmartin.com.
Made your Moo Shu recipe with chicken! Omg it was a hit and very simple to understand! Packed full of Asian flavors . we ate it all… thanks for sharing!
I love good food and normally taylor recipes to suit our taste as we tend like like a bit more flavour than most recipes provide. I however don’t make the best eastern food. I made your stir fried rice and they absolutely love it! No add-on’s – it was perfect as is. I am definitely going to try some of your other recipes. Thank you!
I love reading about your life Ali, with Barclay and the puppies.
And being vegetarian also, I appreciate those recipes very much. Thank you.
When you were the musician, what instrument did you play?
That is so nice to make music.
Tisa ??????
Hi, I’ve seen your fried rice recipe surging through the net and let me tell you … I’m so happy that I finaly found the best one that taste exactly like the original..thx so much!!!
Tina ❤??