Chicken Tortilla Soup

Oh my goodness — the last two weeks of life have been crazy! Between having to work 55-hour weeks while transitioning into a new...

Caramel Apple Cider Cookies

Last weekend, I took a trip with my lovely book club girls….camping! That’s right! A bunch of city girls road tripped it to spend...

Butternut, Bacon, Spinach and Feta Pizza

Many of you know that I was a super-picky eater growing up. But one of my absolutely-positively-no-good-very-bad “foods” to avoid was….dum dum dum…crust. Oh...

Chicken, Apple & Gorgonzola Salad On Endive

This summer I was approached by my friend Kelly, along with two other amazing girls from our church, to help out with the annual...

Lemon Parmesan Kale Salad

Kansas City has a zillion amazing restaurants. But one of my newest favorite is a healthy fast-food alternative restaurant called “Unforked“. It is brilliant....

Roasted Sweet Potatoes & Onions

Allow me to introduce you to one of my all-time favorite side dishes. I’m not kidding. I make this one all. the. time. It’s...

Tilapia With Tomato-Herb Pan Sauce

Sadly, it seems like fresh summer tomato season is drawing to a close. But for one final hurrah this past weekend, I used my...

Granola M&M Cookies

Earlier this week, I came home from work exhausted…and randomly craving cookies. I had all of the ingredients for snickerdoodles ready to go, and...

my favorite farmers market ~ part two

Because I love my farmers’ market so much… And because, really, I couldn’t narrow my photos down to just one post…. Thought I would...

my favorite farmers market ~ part one

I’m madly in love with my local farmer’s market. Well, actually, Kansas City has numerous farmers’ markets to choose from. But my longtime favorite...

giveaway: 6-piece grater set

For the conclusion to “Zucchini Week”, thought it was only appropriate to do a giveaway of the tool I used about a zillion times...

Zucchini Pizza With Roasted Garlic Sauce

For the final recipe in “Zucchini Week” here at Gimme Some Oven, we turn to one of my go-to simple meals — pizza! This...