Hello, Frug!
Like many others who have sent emails, I was very pleased to find the
web
site and see your famous smile come up first! And, I also am
among the many
that very much miss your show and hope you come back to TV. I
started
watching in the 80's when I was in college, sitting on the floor in
my dorm
room watching my roommate's little B & W television. At first
I only
started watching because I was bored with everything else that was
on at
noon on Saturdays when there was no football, but then I got hooked,
especially after the first time I tried one of your recipes and it
turned
out great! It was a simple one: steak in the frying pan after
having coated
it with a mixture of olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and salt and pepper.
I'm a history buff and a Christian, and I *really* loved the way you
gave
the history of the food and the culture it came from (especially when
you
brought in a guest from, or showed video of you and Craig visiting,
that
country/culture), and the religious significance that many times was
pertinent. The Immigrant Ancestor series was my absolute favorite!
I
bought a copy of that book for myself (as well as a couple of the other
ones), and one for a friend as a wedding gift (he's one of my friends
who I
introduced to your show, and who's TV I first started watching the
show
on!). I also appreciated your encouragement for families to pass
down the
recipes and the history lessons that went along with them.
I remember going to a church dinner with another friend who I introduced
to
the show, and he grabbed a basket of food and shook it and did his
Frug
impression, "Look at this! Isn't this gorgeous!" It was
a hoot! Needless
to say, I had never seen someone so enthusiastic about food as you,
and
enthusiasm is contagious. Your show was by far the best cooking
show ever.
Will close for now. I hope to see you back on the air one day,
and until
then, I bid you peace.
Patrick Daly