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.
Thank you Ali! You saved our Christmas Eve Dinner.
I have a son who adores dinner rolls. The person who was supposed to bring them couldn’t come at the last minute. I needed a recipe quick, you (and your recipe) came along and saved the day. I needed fast, I needed super tasty, and yours rocked. Sam said they were the best rolls he has ever eaten…and they took 1 hour, not
four!!!!! Thanks you! Merry Christmas.
I was having coffee with Doozie yesterday and he turned me on to your site. I am on a low carb diet and am looking for recipes. I have a lot of pronghorn meat which is ground up with pork which we eat a lot. With the low carb diet I am moving toward a lot more plant based recipes. I am looking forward to exploring you site.
Hi Ali,
Would it be possible to freeze potions of the Garlic Parmesan Mashed Sweet Potatoes once they are made? I find cooking for two difficult after growing up in a large family and having my own children, plus having some meals already made can make life easier on busy days in field service. Thank you for a great recipe!
Dear Ali,
Thank you for sharing your sweet Barcelona home and telling how you are so happy about your cooking recipes. I am fairly new at most of these things and looking forward to trying some new recipes. Your new apartment looks really wonderful but with your expertise I wonder where you put everything in that very tiny kitchen. I’m in a small apartment too and it’s a real challenge to find a place to put everything. After seeing your small kitchen I rest assured that I could do anything in mine. Have a happy time with your dear husband and your two lovely Doggies and I shall now pick out some recipes and explore. Have a merry Christmas. I am writing from West Vancouver British Columbia.
Love your web page! I am on it daily looking for recipes.
Thanks, Ali I am trying your scalloped potatoes recipe this Thanksgiving.
I want to make these but need to know the carbs. My granddaughter is type 1 diabetic and we need to know all carbs she eats. Thank you
Just wanted to say that I am so glad I found your site. Your recipes are delicious and I frequent it often to cook meals. Thank you.
So happy I came across your website Ali. I just bought a 5 lb bag of organic yellow Masa Harina to make tortillas and I have no idea how to do this. Thankfully I’ve come across your site and you’ve shown me what to do. One question, I have a 6″ diameter cookie cutter which I was hoping to use to cut the tortillas. This means rolling the whole dough out and cutting 6″ circles. I also have a 2″ cookie scoop, but I bought the 6″ cutter especially to make tortillas. What do you think, will this work also? By the way, I’ve just spent the last hour looking at a number of your recipes, and they look fantastic. It’s the end of October here in Canada, so the weather definitely calls for soups and stews. I’ve printed a number of your recipes, and will be back another time to check out the rest of them. Thanks so much, and how’s the weather in Spain? Best Regards, Alice
Good Morning,
I am trying to preserve family recipes to share with my daughters and nieces. What site do you use for your recipes sharing?
Thank you,
Janet