About the Host

Amy Thielen

Amy Thielen, the host of Heartland Table on Food Network, grew up a few miles from the headwaters of the Mississippi River in Minnesota.

About the Show

Join Amy Thielen, native Midwesterner, chef and connoisseur of all things authentically Midwestern, in her charming cabin kitchen as she cooks some of the heartland’s most-delicious and often-surprising dishes. She will also take us to meet the locals at their rural homes or restaurants, lakeside kitchens and working farms.

Most Popular Recipes

All Heartland Table Recipes

Rhubarb Baked in Wild Raspberry Syrup

Green Salad with Brown Butter Walnut Vinaigrette

Smoked Sardine Caesar with Salumi and Pan-Croutons

Leaf Lard Crust

Buttercup Marshmallow S'Mores

Roasted Shrimp with Homemade Cocktail Sauce

Edamame with Dill Salt and Pea Shoots

Marinated Cherry Tomatoes with Arugula

Sherry Lemon Drop

Grilled Butterflied Lamb with African Spices and Herbed Yogurt

Monkfish Almondine

Roast Chicken with Green Herb Stuffing

Parsley Salad with Toasted Almonds and Lemon

Icelandic Ponnokukur

Fried Onion Dip

Hot Grape Cider

Whipped Potatoes

Crispy Trout with Kitchen Butter Sauce

Blueberry-Lemon Pie with a Butter Crust

Maple-Lacquered Bacon

Fried Ring Bologna

Fermented Dills

Steakhouse Deviled Eggs

Glorified Hash-Brown Cake with Frying Peppers

Oven-Baked Short Ribs with Porter Beer Mop

Crispy Cheese Curd Risotto Cake

Cast-Iron Carrots with Curry