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.
Hello Ali
I don’t use social media, but just wanted to say ‘thank you’.
I was encouraged to test for the metabolic diet – eat according to individual metabolic type – which has meant adding some chicken and finding out how to bake and season chicken on your site is inspiring. I haven’t cooked the chicken yet, but now I have the know how and options of interesting seasonings, I just know they’ll taste great.
Good luck with all you ventures x
Ali .
I tried the Biscuit recipe and my wife and I love it. I made 9 biscuit and all gone in one sitting so I baked some more the next day. I thought I lost your website but discovered on page 5 or 6 of google.
Thanks
Kevin
Dear Ali,
This site -Gimme Some Oven – happens to be one of the very best sites for recipes across the internet universe. Why? I’ll answer as both a psychologist and a wife, mother, cook, bottles washer. First as a psychologist: the narrative around food is direct, helpful, intimate and personal without being too chatty. After all, there is a job that needs to get done! In addition, the website is so visually pleasing and somehow calming. Now as a woman: the attention to creating an index that can be parsed in many ways makes Gimme Some Oven the most useful site for busy people.
Sometimes I want to focus on recipes that are gluten free,other times on recipes that will use up the zucchini and at others still, recipes that are quick. So to you I say: Thanks and congrats on a creative site well done!
Hi Ali,
Pleased to meet you. I love the Title Gimme Some Oven. Right away I read more. I am a full time musician myself and started to do a lot of cooking and baking during the pandemic. I’m hooked now. Today I’m trying your potato salad and can’t wait…..Thanks for sharing your experiences!
How many calories is the bread
Ali….without question the best hot and sour soup recipe I’ve ever used. I like mine sour so I add extra rice wine vinegar. And I substitute shredded wood ears instead of shitake mushrooms. ….they are so al dente. And I like the bean sprouts and add water chestnuts. Finally, you have got to use white pepper! Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful recipe!
Hi, I just discovered your recipes and am excited to try them. I do not see any nutrition information though. Have I missed it?
I just wanted to tell you what a HIT your 1-hr rolls are with my family. I cant eat them, I’m gluten and dairy free. If you ever come across a way to make yummy rolls gluten/dairy free, please let me know. But I have had the privilege of introducing a number of my FB friends to your site. And I LOVE Europe, especially Italy … have fun over there!
Egg Drop Soup: The printed ingredients says “3 eggs” but the video shows 2 eggs plus the whites of 2 more eggs. Which is correct?
Thanks!
Whenever I search for a recipe and your site comes up as an option, I always go here first. Thank you for creating top-notch, easy-to-follow recipes that are a breeze to follow whether it’s a weeknight or a leisurely weekend.