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.
Hi Ali ~ I stumbled upon your site and am loving the Single section. I’m a single 32 year old (I also have a dog!) and I have been nodding my head like a bobblehead doll, reading your posts. SPOT ON. Thank you for telling it like it is. :)
I have a pup named Henry too! I want to see a picture of your Henry! : )
Hello Ali,
I found your blog and I am in love! Crazy, beautiful photos! I haven’t been blogging very long, so I really appreciate when seasoned bloggers share their experiences and knowledge to help others. Thanks so very much!
By the way, I read that you will be spending February in Austin, I live in the Dallas area, welcome and happy cooking.
Hi Ali!
I am so happy I stumbled upon your blog today!! I also live in a loft in the KC River Market. I love your blog already and can’t wait to keep reading it. Thanks for sharing your life in Kansas City :)
First off, You are stunningly beautiful ! Hard to believe your single unless you want to be but your one fine catch in my book. I’m an aspiring traditional Italian Chef and I’m going to try your Alfredo tonight with home made shrimp filled raviolis and think the light Alfredo will work well with that. I’ll let you know how it turns out. got to go make some pasta dough right now.
Frederic
I need to proof read before I hit the submit button; I meant to say “Your Site is Awesome!” not You site, I’m a dork!
Hi Ali, you site is awesome! I truly love what you said about the best things in life is to sit around the table with good people and good food; but don’t forget to add in the good wine and beer that goes along side these two components as well.
Thanks for sharing your life and adventures with all of us!
A cold day here in the city with snow forecasted that never materialized. Here at our firestation we were racking our brains what to cook. We ended up making the chicken enchiladas for lunch and the slow cooker chili for dinner. I’d put up a picture if there was a way. Thanks for the great ideas Ali. I think we we be perusing the site for recipes to cook here.
Hi Ali!
I write the Come Into My Kitchen column in the Kansas City Star.
You have been nominated for inclusion – – would you send me your contact information, and we can discuss? Thanks!
Alison (Ali) Ebright is a very personable young woman who has a great food blog, gimmesomeoven.com which features delicious recipes and mouth-watering photos. She lives in the Brookside/Waldo area. You can find her on Facebook, too.
Beverly E Brejcha
Ali-Your site looks so amazing! Great job! I feel like I just gained weight just from looking at the front page. Delish!