LET‘S COOK TOGETHER This book is dedicated to all work and food lovers from the EUROSAI community This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever Vilnius–Hague 2014 What are the ways of achieving the best cooperation with other public institutions – Parliament, law enforcement institutions, Universities, nongovernmental organizations and other stakeholders? How can the best effects of cooperation be obtained? How are successful relationships forged and maintained? How can the optimal results be achieved when working with other public institutions? How can we reach synergy and why is it not always reached? While looking for the answers to these questions, we identified several possible problems of cooperation relevant to our SAI. In order to ascertain whether the identified problems are specific only to us or whether they are applicable to the majority of SAIs, we prepared and circulated a questionnaire to all the members of EUROSAI. More than half the respondents completed the survey, which asked respondents to identify the TOP 5 problems related to cooperation with the mentioned public sector institutions. As a result of our initiative and with the help of your SAIs, the TOP 5 problems of cooperation with our stakeholders have been identified: a lack of motivation, an absence absence of a clear strategy and direction, a lack of feedback, a lack of time, and differing areas of expertise. To solve these problems and find the best ways of cooperation, we need a team that is ready to look for synergy in solving issues; this is known as the “synergy mindset”. Our team has taken an unconventional way to tackling the identified problems: we have decided to compile a recipe book based on the survey results. It is not a traditional approach to doing things in the public audit community. Our decision was influenced by a recent wave of recipe books and popular cooking shows. We could not ignore the fact that cooking books are among the best sellers in Lithuania and abroad. This collection of recipes is our endeavor to look at things from an innovative perspective and open the door to a new genre of audit literature. The book is not finished yet: we need to work together to finalize it. I sincerely believe that this jointly written book of recipes provides the possibility to either choose existing models or to find new combinations by mixing the flavors of the given ingredients to create new recipes. Be creative! CONTENT SPICY SOUP OF DIFFERENCES 7 COLD BEETROOT SOUP 10 DUMPLINGS STUFFED WITH CLEAR STRATEGY AND DIRECTION 11 CEPELINAI “ZEPPELINS” 14 APPROPRIATELY MARINATED TIME 15 CORRECTLY PICKLED CABBAGE 18 COCKTAIL OF MOTIVATION 19 KISSEL (FRUIT JUICE JELLY) 22 PIE OF GOOD FEEDBACK 23 APPLE CHEESE 26 GINGERBREAD BISCUITS –„LUCKY HORSESHOES“ 28 SKANAUS IN THE EUROSAI LANGUAGES 30 LIST OF CO-AUTHORS AND CONTRIBUTORS 31 SPICY SOUP OF DIFFERENCES Top problem – Different expertise Ingredients: 500 g Empathic listening 250 g Accurate feedback 200 g Synergy Other ingredients of your choice: 50 g Motivation _________ 100 in total Preparation: 1. In a bowl, beat a well-practiced Empathic listening, Sunergy and Accurate feedback together until very thick. 2. Place them in a pan and bring slowly to the boil. 3. Cover the pan and cook gently until all the components become nice and tender. 4. Take off the heat and add the Motivation. Season well and leave to infuse. 5. Transfer to individual soup bowls, then serve. 7 When we listen to someone, we face a critical choice. We can choose to defend our view and resist theirs. Or, we can learn to suspend our opinion and the certainty that lies behind it. To suspend is to see things with new eyes. Cook’s tip: William Isaacs As this soup is open to variation, feel free to use your imagination when measuring amounts of ingredients or replacing them with some other components or garnish, as well as with your preferred methods of preparation. Third alternative finder Issue o Criteria of Success o Prototypes PROTOTYPE 1 COUNTERTYPE 1 o PROTOTYPE 2 COUNTERTYPE 2 PROTOTYPE 3 COUNTERTYPE 3 o Countertypes o Third Alternative Based on criteria success and the prototypes and countertypes above, what is the Third Alternative? 8 Kefir: a healthy drink For Lithuanians,Kefir is one of thethe oldest cabbage fermented milk drinks is a knownROYAL to humanity.VEGETABLE. It has aIt is usedpositive to make effect salads, on many soups, bodily functions, regulates stews,and rolls maintains and otherthe balance dishes, of microorganisms in the whichintestines, can be andsampled also in strengthens the immune many Lithuaniansystem. restaurants. K e f i r i s o n e o f t h e o l d e s t f e r m e n t e d m i l k d r i 9 n k s COLD BEETROOT SOUP You can get a taste of authentic Lithuanian cuisine by trying cold beetroot soup! The somewhat-shocking bright red colour of the cold beetroot soup comes from NATURAL beet juice, and the indescribably refreshing taste comes from the most importam component of this cold soup, KEFIR, which nutrition specialists call one of the healthiest products in the world! Every Lithuanian family makes this low-calorie soup according to their own recipe. Ingredients 500 g kefir* 100 g boiled or marinated beets 2 fresh cucumbers Several onion leaves A pinch of fresh dili 1 egg Preparation: Lithuanians sometimes replace kefir with soured milk, buttermilk or cream thinned with mineral water. If kefir is not available where you live, you can look for similar sourmilk products: the natural yogurts available in Western Europe or the USA, Buttermilch in Germany, and in Russia, Central or South Asia, and in south-eastern Europe, ryazhenka, prostokvasha, kumis (kumiss, koumiss, kumys), ayran, laban, dahi, lassi, doogh and so on are all excellent substitutes. Make it yourself ! Finely chop the vegetables: cucumbers, beets (you can grate these), onion leaves and dill. Mix together in a large bowl. Pour the kefir over the vegetables, flavour with salt according to taste, mix and leave to stand for several minutes (the longer the mixed vegetables stand, the tastier the soup will be). Pour the soup into bowls, cut the boiled egg into pieces and add to the bowls. Serve with hot boiled potatoes flavoured with dill. Enjoy! 10 DUMPLINGS STUFFED WITH CLEAR STRATEGY AND DIRECTION Top problem – Absence of a clear strategy and direction Ingredients: 15 g Mission 25 g Strategy 10 g Job to be done 10 g Strategic link Other ingredients of your choice: 10 g Knowledge and understanding 15 g Common interest 15 g Internal and external communication and citizenship _________ 100 in total Preparation: 1. Take the locally grown based on mission and strategy and trim off any unnecessary bits. 2. Melt the best selected Knowledge and understanding in a large frying pan and brown it well. Remove from the pan. 3. To make a stuffing, mix the selected Common interest with a well cleaned Strategic link .Put the combination to a saucepan and heat, whisking continuously until it thickens and is ready to be stuffed to the Job to be done. 4. Cook the dumplings for a few minutes until soft. 5. Scatter over with external communication and citizenship or any other seasonings or spices. 6. Present the dish to all the team. 11 However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results. Winston Churchill Cook’s tip: We strongly advise you to experiment by trying alternative ingredients or any of your favourite seasonings, adding depth and flavour to the dumplings. JOB TO BE DONE– What is the specific job your “customers” (internal or external) are “hiring” you to do? „JOB TO BE DONE“ ANALYZER Answer the following questions to determine jour job to be done Who are your team’s most important customers (internal or external)? What are your customerss’ most important goals? What specific job are your customers hiring your team to do? STRATEGIC LINK – How dоes your team connect with the organization‘s mission and strategy? „STRATEGIC LINK“ ANALYZER Answer the following questions to determine jour team’s strategic link to the organization What is your organization’s mission and strategy? What is your boss’s most important goals? How does your team directly support the two preceding questions?? 12 Cook’s tip: For the bacon sauce: Cook the bacon and onions in a large skillet over medium heat until the onions are lightly browned. Pour off some of the excess fat. For richer gravy, stir the sour cream carefully into the bacon-onion mixture. Blend well but do not boil. You can also serve the sour cream on the side. Spoon the bacon and onions over the cepelinai and serve. CEPELINAI “ZEPPELINS” 13 CEPELINAI “ZEPPELINS” Ingredients Potato mixture: 12 large raw potatoes, peeled and finely grated 4 boiled potatoes, peeled 2 large eggs, lightly beaten Salt Meat mixture: 230 g (8 oz) ground beef 230 g (8 oz) ground pork 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 clove garlic, minced 1 egg Bacon sauce: 230 g (8 oz) bacon, chopped 1 onion, chopped 2 to 3 tablespoons sour cream Directions For the potatoes: Put the grated potatoes into a large piece of fine-mesh cheesecloth or smooth kitchen towel, grabbing corners together to form a pouch. Wring the towel over a bowl, straining the excess liquid from the grated potatoes through the cloth, squeezing firmly with your hands until the potatoes are as dry as possible. Put the potatoes into a mixing bowl.