Melanie Underwood, founder of Nourish and Gather and author of Making Artisan Cheesecake, was quoted in a Martha Stewart article on how to properly clean and care for wooden spoons. Boiling wooden spoons doesn’t remove hidden grime—it causes natural tannins and oils to leach out while weakening the wood. Long soaks and extreme heat damage wood by swelling and drying it unevenly, making spoons more likely to crack and split. Gentle washing, quick drying, and occasional oiling

Melanie Underwood, founder of Nourish and Gather and author of Making Artisan Cheesecake, was featured in NS Lifestyles for her Chocolate Rye Cookie, proclaimed the official cookie of Rye, NY, created to raise awareness and funds for pediatric cancer research through Cookies for Kids’ Cancer. Something extra sweet is coming to Wainwright House’s Gingerbread Showcase — and it’s more than just the icing on the gingerbread! At the Opening Celebration on Saturday, November 29 at

Melanie Underwood of Nourish and Gather shares her gluten-free New York Style Cheesecake recipe from "Making Artisan Cheesecake" on Only Taste Matters, demonstrating how to adapt classic cheesecake with an almond-based crust for easy customization. Ingredients For the Ground Almond Crust: 2 cups (190 g) finely ground almonds or other nut 2 tablespoons (26 g) granulated or brown sugar 3 tablespoons (42 g) unsalted butter, melted or coconut oil For the New York Style Cheesecake

Melanie Underwood, founder of Nourish and Gather and author of Making Artisan Cheesecake, appeared as a guest on the Energy of the Untamed Heart podcast to discuss how food can foster connection and community. With over 28 years as a culinary educator and certified mindfulness teacher, Melanie is able to create welcoming spaces where her students can discover the joy of cooking while cultivating mindfulness, kindness and connection. Just like the 5c’s of a diamond, Melanie br

Melanie Underwood, founder of Nourish and Gather and author of Making Artisan Cheesecake, was featured on The Epic Kate podcast discussing her approach to mindful cooking. Melanie Underwood is a lovely, magical lady who has a passion for mindfulness and cooking- being present, having a unique and love filled dance of the senses in the preparation of food. I loved her perspective of having a relationship of celebration and enjoyment about eating, she doesn't talk restrictions

Melanie Underwood, founder of Nourish and Gather and author of Making Artisan Cheesecake, was a guest on the Below the Surface at The NoW podcast discussing mindfulness, presence, and how those principles show up in her cooking and teaching. Melanie's approach to life is refreshing and an important reminder for us all.  As a culinary educator for the past 26 years, Melanie brings a mindfulness to all she does in life, including cooking. It was her mother that taught Melanie a

Melanie Underwood, founder of Nourish and Gather and author of Making Artisan Cheesecake, was featured in The Cheese Professor blog discussing her bleu cheese cheesecake. Bleu d’Auvergne is a blue-veined French cheese hailing from the region that bears its name in the south-western corner of the country. It is made from cow’s milk and was developed in the 1850s by the French cheesemaker Antoine Roussel. The strong, pungent cheese has less of a salty bite than other blues, wit

Melanie Underwood, founder of Nourish and Gather and author of Making Artisan Cheesecake, was quoted in NBC News Travel discussing cupcakes in New York City. This city is crazy for cupcakes. There are cupcake classes and cupcake tours, lines down the block at cupcake bakeries, a cupcake tea at a five-star hotel, and a cupcake truck with 6,000 followers on Twitter. Some date the cupcake craze to a "Sex and the City" episode in which Sarah Jessica Parker bit into a pink-frosted

Melanie Underwood, founder of Nourish and Gather and author of Making Artisan Cheesecake, was featured in About Olive Oil discussing her approach to making a cheesecakes. Thanks to Melanie Underwood, author and chef instructor at the Institute for Culinary Education (ICE) in New York City for this unique white bean and herb olive oil cheesecake recipe. This savory cheese cake features an herbed olive oil garnish.  The versatility of this cheesecake is limitless. Chickpeas or

Melanie Underwood, founder of Nourish and Gather and author of Making Artisan Cheesecake, was featured in The Journal News (LoHud) discussing her Yonkers based teen cooking classes and her work teaching practical culinary skills to teens across Westchester and the Lower Hudson Valley while raising money for local and national nonprofits. Photo courtesy Peter Carr From LOHUD This Yonkers chef is all about baking self confidence into teen cooking classes  Jeanne Muchnick  Rockl

Melanie Underwood, founder of Nourish and Gather and author of Making Artisan Cheesecake, was featured in the Rent Blog discussing fun and unique things to do in Yonkers, NY, including taking cooking classes in Yonkers. Whether you’re settling into a rental house  in Yonkers, NY, searching for the perfect home , or moving into a new apartment ,  check out this Rent article we were featured in and discover the Unique Things to Do in Yonkers, NY . This article captures the dive

Melanie Underwood, founder of Nourish and Gather and author of Making Artisan Cheesecake, was featured on The Next ChaptHER podcast discussing trusting your gut. "Perfectionism kills intuition. And as a former pastry chef who was a perfectionist, I always call myself a recovering perfectionist."  – Melanie (09:49) Are You Stuck Following the Recipe—In the Kitchen and in Life? If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by cooking, labeled yourself “the worst cook,”  or relied on strict r

Melanie Underwood, founder of Nourish and Gather and author of Making Artisan Cheesecake, was featured in Just a Taste discussing her Cr ème Brûlée Cheesecake. Two dessert favorites join forces in this easy recipe for Crème Brûlée Cheesecake starring a tangy cream cheese custard with sweet and crunchy torched sugar topping. Eons ago (after my N*SYNC days but before my HGTV days), I attended culinary school in New York City at The Institute of Culinary Education . It was one

Melanie Underwood, founder of Nourish and Gather and author of Making Artisan Cheesecake, was featured on The Krazy Beautiful Show podcast discussing her approach to bringing mindfulness into cooking. In this enriching episode, we are joined by Melanie Underwood, the visionary CEO and Founder of Gather Culinary. Melanie takes us on an inspiring journey from her early days working in prestigious restaurants to her current mission of teaching the profound connections between f

Melanie Underwood, founder of Nourish and Gather and author of Making Artisan Cheesecake, was featured on Sandhya's channel discussing her approach to navigating ADD. In this insightful 10-minute interview, Melanie Underwood shares her personal journey with ADHD. She opens up about the unique challenges she faces daily, from managing distractions to tackling feelings of overwhelm. Melanie dives deep into what it’s really like to live with ADHD and sheds light on how she’s lea

Melanie Underwood, founder of Nourish and Gather and author of Making Artisan Cheesecake, was quoted in The Takeout discussing how to avoid common cheesecake mistakes. Cheesecake has a reputation for being tough to master, but we'd argue that this isn't entirely fair. What's more accurate is saying that it's tough to make an exceptional cheesecake. While blending sugar, eggs, and cream cheese and smashing up graham crackers is straightforward enough, making the perfect chees

Melanie Underwood, founder of Nourish and Gather and author of Making Artisan Cheesecake, was featured on Sarah J Naylor's channel discussing her approach to life, lessons, learning, food, Insight Timer, motivation, inspiration and more An upbeat and lively discussion about life, lessons, learning, food, Insight Timer, motivation, inspiration and more .. Sarah and Melanie are both teachers on Insight Timer and love sharing their wisdom via completely different modalities. Sar

Melanie Underwood, founder of Nourish and Gather and author of Making Artisan Cheesecake, was featured in Westchester Family highlighting her as one of the 2024 Women of Westchester in the Food/Cooking/Farming/Drink category https://www.westchesterfamily.com/women-of-westchester/

Melanie Underwood, founder of Nourish and Gather and author of Making Artisan Cheesecake, was featured on the Role Model Maker podcast discussing connecting families in the kitchen. Melanie has worked as a Culinary Educator for 25 years, teaching at The Institute of Culinary Education in NYC in the Professional Pastry and Baking program, as well as in recreational and kids classes. For the past four years, she has taught high school culinary and baking arts in the Career and

Melanie Underwood, founder of Nourish and Gather and author of Making Artisan Cheesecake, was featured in Westchester Magazine with her Pistachio Cranberry Jan Thumbprint Cookies “I love to use spelt flour in these. You can substitute oat flour or even use all-purpose flour. You can use store-bought cranberry, raspberry, or cherry preserves in place of the cranberry jam. — Melanie Underwood, gatherculinary.com Pistachio Cranberry Jam Thumbprint Cookies Recipe by Melanie Under