Heartland Table
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.
- 2013-2014
- 2 seasons
- Food Network
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.
Season 2 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 2014
Episode 1
Heart of the Fire
Sat, Mar 8, 2014 22 mins
Like many neighbors, Amy Thielen and her husband make fires in their wood stove for atmosphere and cooking. Amy prepares a meal of Midwestern Fried Chicken and Gravy with Whipped Potatoes and Swiss Chard with Honey-Roasted Garlic.
Episode 2
Hot Horseradish
Sat, Mar 15, 2014 22 mins
Amy invites neighbors over for a horseradish feast. She prepares beef stew with red wine, mushrooms and horseradish cream; roasted shrimp wraps with a homemade cocktail sauce; and a bloody Mary bar.
Episode 3
Say Cheese
Sat, Mar 22, 2014 22 mins
Cheese dishes are made. Included: crispy cheese-curd risotto cakes served with a side of cherry tomato-arugula salad. Also: what Amy dubs the "best ever" cheese soup; and her son's favorite stove-top macaroni and cheese with bacon.
Episode 4
On the Ice
Sat, Mar 29, 2014 22 mins
Where Amy Thielen and her family lives in Northern Minnesota, locals learn to live with snow and ice. This menu warms the temps with Monkfish Almondine, Chestnut-Wild Rice Pilaf, Cast Iron Curried Carrots and Vintage Toffee Bars.
Episode 5
A Butcher's Lunch
Sat, Apr 5, 2014 22 mins
Amy's cousin, who is a butcher, and his daughter come for a visit. On the menu: a rustic pork meatloaf with cabbage and prunes; a lemony parsley salad; their grandmother's old-fashioned macerated apple pie with leaf-lard crust.
Episode 6
Steak Night
Sat, Apr 12, 2014 22 mins
Amy's version of steak night. Included: a steakhouse deviled egg; rib eye with Teddy's homemade steak sauce; and a glorified hash-brown cake with frying peppers.
Episode 7
Episode #2.7
Sat, Apr 19, 2014