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Cajun Household Wisdom: "You Know You Still Alive If It's Costin' You Money!"
Laissez les bon temps roulez! Let the good times roll!
Cajun culture is funny and fun-loving. It's rooted in the earth. It's rooted in the kitchen. It's needlessly, hopelessly, complicated, and yet is utterly simple and suspicious of all things modern, especially food and drink.
CAJUN HOUSEHOLD WISDOM takes you back to the days when family gatherings stretched far into summer nights with endless food and fun, when uncles and aunts, sisters and brothers, and countless cousins teased and taunted and chased fireflies, while grandpere spouted yet another story about "that ol' white mule," and strains of fiddle music lured lovers off into the dark.
You'll be reminded that the best therapy for whatever ails you, other than eating and laughing, is dancing. In little towns throughout the state of Louisiana, in lounges like the Rainbeaux in New Ibera, the Green Frog in Lake Charles, and the Purple Peacock in EUnice, you'll find people of all ages--from three to 103--dancing the two-step or the Cajun waltz at the fais-do-do nearly every night of the week--and they're still there at 9 a.m. the next morning. Cajun wisdom holds tru for young and old alike:
"If at foist you doan succeed, go an' dance!"
Cajun culture is funny and fun-loving. It's rooted in the earth. It's rooted in the kitchen. It's needlessly, hopelessly, complicated, and yet is utterly simple and suspicious of all things modern, especially food and drink.
CAJUN HOUSEHOLD WISDOM takes you back to the days when family gatherings stretched far into summer nights with endless food and fun, when uncles and aunts, sisters and brothers, and countless cousins teased and taunted and chased fireflies, while grandpere spouted yet another story about "that ol' white mule," and strains of fiddle music lured lovers off into the dark.
You'll be reminded that the best therapy for whatever ails you, other than eating and laughing, is dancing. In little towns throughout the state of Louisiana, in lounges like the Rainbeaux in New Ibera, the Green Frog in Lake Charles, and the Purple Peacock in EUnice, you'll find people of all ages--from three to 103--dancing the two-step or the Cajun waltz at the fais-do-do nearly every night of the week--and they're still there at 9 a.m. the next morning. Cajun wisdom holds tru for young and old alike:
"If at foist you doan succeed, go an' dance!"
- GenresHumor
82 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1995
About the author
Kenneth Atchity
60 books52 followersKenneth John Atchity is an American producer and author, who has worked variously in the world of letters as a literary manager, editor, speaker, writing coach, brand consultant, and professor of comparative literature.
At home among the many worlds of communications and storytelling, he was labeled a "story merchant" by a visiting ambassador to the United States.
Atchity was born 16 January 1944 in Eunice, Louisiana, son of Fred J. and Myrza (née Aguillard) Atchity; he grew up between Louisiana and Kansas City, Missouri. He and his companies, The Story Merchant, Atchity Entertainment International, Inc., The Writers Lifeline, Inc., and The Louisiana Wave Studio, LLC, in Shreveport, Louisiana produce films and develop books for publication; and books, screenplays, and films for television and cinema, and consult with writers about their career strategies and tactics.
At home among the many worlds of communications and storytelling, he was labeled a "story merchant" by a visiting ambassador to the United States.
Atchity was born 16 January 1944 in Eunice, Louisiana, son of Fred J. and Myrza (née Aguillard) Atchity; he grew up between Louisiana and Kansas City, Missouri. He and his companies, The Story Merchant, Atchity Entertainment International, Inc., The Writers Lifeline, Inc., and The Louisiana Wave Studio, LLC, in Shreveport, Louisiana produce films and develop books for publication; and books, screenplays, and films for television and cinema, and consult with writers about their career strategies and tactics.
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October 1, 2017
very entertaining and informative
Cajun Household Wisdom is a fun book and it surprised me how informative it was. I learned what the difference between a Cajun and a Creole is. The book had lots of fun sayings and stories. It has a handful of pictures. In the back of the book is a helpful guide of Cajun words and what they mean to the rest of us. I worked with a person that grew up in Louisiana and she knew a lot of the Cajun and Creole language and used it especially when talking about food, I didn't have a clue. Now I will have a guide!
Cajun Household Wisdom is a fun book and it surprised me how informative it was. I learned what the difference between a Cajun and a Creole is. The book had lots of fun sayings and stories. It has a handful of pictures. In the back of the book is a helpful guide of Cajun words and what they mean to the rest of us. I worked with a person that grew up in Louisiana and she knew a lot of the Cajun and Creole language and used it especially when talking about food, I didn't have a clue. Now I will have a guide!
October 16, 2017
Ohhh what fun! I loved this and giggled my way through. Especially love the "put yo finger in mah coffee" bit. I love to listen to the accents and am totally nuts about the music.
Merci cher Kenneth!
Merci cher Kenneth!
March 8, 2023
I LOVE this book!
This is one of the funniest books I have chuckled over in a long time but you have to understand the Cajun accent to make sense of it!
Thank you Kenneth Atchity! I have roughly 5 favorite people in the world and you are in the top 3!
This is one of the funniest books I have chuckled over in a long time but you have to understand the Cajun accent to make sense of it!
Thank you Kenneth Atchity! I have roughly 5 favorite people in the world and you are in the top 3!
February 19, 2014
This book is filled with Cajun quotes interspersed with stories. I greatly enjoyed it. Would love to see it a bit longer with maybe a few more recipes thrown in? Will be making Aunt Martha's steak and gravy at some point!
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