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.
alli all of your recipes gave me diabetes thanks!
Hi Ali!
I wanted to get in contact regarding a possible fit between our companies. What email address would be best to contact you or your team at?
Thanks!
Adam
https://tipjar.it
1.646.942.1543
Oh WoW! you weren’t kidding. I just made these for a dinner party 2 days from now and I made an extra to taste now. YUM!
I have a question though. Can you make ahead of time? and refrigerate? I’m hoping so. I cooked as if eating now and I will put in fridge with foil on top for 2 days until our dinner party (that is how I see it noted on other recipes to do ahead of time). Just wondering if I should maybe have put in UNCOOKED though? Please advise.
Thank you.
LYNN
Hey Lynn, I’m actually not sure what you’re referring to. I think you meant to comment on a recipe, but accidentally commented in my “about me” section. Let me know which recipe you’re referring to, and I’ll try and answer your questions! : )
I have a question about your mini pies that you made with the lattice. I wanted to know if these could be frozen after they were cooked and then reheated. My daughter is having a wedding in Oct. and she really wants mini pies. All the bakeries around here are expensive and if we could make these ahead of time it might be able to happen.
If they could be frozen how do you think they would taste and how far ahead of the wedding could we make them?
Thanks,
Melissa
Have your enchilada soup in the crockpot as I send this message. One suggestion, however, concerning raw chicken in the crockpot. With salmonella so prevalent, it would be safer to either poach or bake the chicken ahead, shred, and add the last 30-45 minutes. Better safe than sorry!
I ran across your awesome recipes via Pintrest! I LOVE THEM!! all of your pictures are vibrant and look amazing! Keep up the good work, I’m a fan!!
Thanks,
Mary
Thanks Mary, that’s so very sweet of you! Have a great day! : )
Ok, here goes, I’m not fat, I’m fluffy, and I’m loving smoothies, and I’ll try
this one (Chia seeds go to whole foods for them???), but especially interested
in your site if you publish more smoothie to help make me less fluffy.
Thank you and won’t sign up til I receive an answer so hurry, I’m aging!!
Haha, Leslie, I love smoothies, and I have quite a few in my recipe index, but I intend to keep them coming! And yes, you can find chia seeds at Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s and co-ops. Enjoy!
My husband found your chicken enchilada recipe by chance. We made them for our kids, exchanging the flour for corn tortillas. THEY WERE DELICIOUS!!! I have shared the recipe with friends and can’t wait to try some of the other recipes on your site! Thanks for sharing all the wonderful ideas!!
Alicia Zuntag
Thanks Alicia, I’m so glad your family liked them, thanks for checking out the blog!
Damn, are you single?
You are so pretty! It is so neat to read a food blog full of good recipes from a local girl! My Dax is 2 and has several food allergies/intolerances. I have been lost in your recipes. We have so many food limitations (I’m still nursing him so I follow his diet) that we get tired of the same old things. Thanks for sharing your recipes!