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Last winter I made "soup packs" for the freezer whenever I had spare veggies. I'd chop them then freeze them with lentils, herbs, spices and all sorts of flavourings, so when I needed them I could just turn them into the instant pot, add water or stock, and cook.

I found one in the depths of my freezer! #win

So, bear with me, I soaked some soy beans and am now cooking them in the instant pot with twice the amount of water required. Most of the liquid will become a protein-rich stock that I'll use with the soup pack!

The beans and a little liquid will be simmered a little longer with miso, lemon juice, butter and stuff for a lovely bowl of beans for later in the week.

The stock idea and the bowl of beans idea comes from The Book of Tofu, by Shurtleff, in which he talks about soy beans in general, as well as tofu. He includes several different flavouring combinations for mixing with cooked soy beans, and I'm going to try them all (I love soy beans).

All of the recipes I have tried from this book and The Book of Miso have been excellent.

#FromTheKitchen #WhatIAmCooking #SoyBeans #Food #Vegetarian #Cooking #CookingTheBooks

Adrian Segar Dec 24

Struggling companies in trouble are selling the companies they own to themselves via "continuation vehicles" to make their financials look good.

This will not end well.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/business/private-equity-continuation-funds.html?unlocked_article_code=1._E8.sjW4.pqXG1u5myxu1&smid=url-share [gift link]

#finance #PrivateEquity #bubble #CookingTheBooks

Henry Stone Sep 15, 2025

President Donald Trump Suggests Canceling Quarterly Reporting: 'This Will Save Money'
Source: Entrepreneur
#MadKingDonald #DementiaDon #ConstitutionalCrisis
#CookingtheBooks
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President Donald Trump Suggests Canceling Quarterly Reporting: 'This Will Save Money' - NewsBreak

Public companies have been reporting quarterly earnings since 1970, per SEC requirements.

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Pat Apr 24, 2023

#Cdnpoli #Nfpoli #CookingTheBooks #Covid #TeamLie

The N.L. government has been downplaying COVID-19 deaths for months

In 2023, pandemic dashboard has announced 26 ‘new’ deaths, but the real number is 44 — 69% higher

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/pandemic-deaths-dashboard-1.6815276

The N.L. government has been downplaying COVID-19 deaths for months | CBC News

Why does the total number of deaths go up when there are no new deaths announced? The answer lies in a change the provincial government made to its COVID-19 updates at the beginning of 2023.

CBC

Dr. Ashley M. Beardsley Dec 30, 2022

Stumbled upon an interesting read about the wives and daughters of men serving in government. Cookbooks have such a fascinating history! #FoodRhetorics #CookingTheBooks #Cookbooks

https://history.house.gov/Blog/2016/December/12-12-photo-cookbook/

Cooking the Books | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives

“Knead and beat 500 licks till dough is soft and blisters,” instructed Willa Eslick, future Member and wife of then-Representative Edward Eslick, in her recipe for “Beaten Biscuits.” Congressman Fiorello La Guardia scolded over-cookers: “Do not boil your spaghetti to a paste as is often done,” in his “Spaghetti à la Progressive.” With nearly 800 pages of recipes cooked up primarily by the wives and daughters of Representatives, and with occasional contributions by Members, the 1927 Congressional Club Cook Book served up a juicy slice of congressional life.The Congressional Club began in 1908 as a social club for the wives and daughters of Representatives, Senators, Supreme Court Justices and Cabinet members. In 1927, when headquarters at 2001 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., felt too cramped, the club decided to raise money for expansion by selling a cookbook. And not just any cookbook—a massive compendium of recipes from the tables of Congress and the White House. By providing recipes from their kitchens, Representatives and their families opened their cupboards and gave readers a glimpse of their lives outside the Chamber.Thumbing through the Congressional Cook Book provides a snapshot of the technology and politics of the time through food. Dr. J. M. Doran, U.S. Commissioner of Prohibition, gave pointers about “substitutes for intoxicating liquors in food products,” because alcohol was banned by the 18th Amendment. Extracts from Thomas Jefferson’s cookbook pepper the volume with governmental gastronomic precedents. With increased refrigeration and mass-produced ingredients, these dishes mirrored the changing cooking and technological landscape of the early 20th century. Some of the recipes involved frozen foods, gelatin, and food coloring.Shortly after publication, club members enjoyed a luncheon featuring recipes from the cookbook, as shown in one House Collection photograph. Holding scrumptious-looking desserts and a copy of the cookbook, stood Mrs. James Davis, wife of the Secretary of Labor (whose recipes included Welsh fruit cake); Mrs. Curtis D. Wilbur, wife of the Secretary of the Navy (soft gingerbread); Mrs. Peter G. Gerry, wife of the Senator from Rhode Island (oysters baked in the shell); Mrs. William Jardine, wife of the Secretary of Agriculture (cannelon of raw beef); Mrs. Herbert Hoover, wife of the Secretary of Commerce and future President (spoon bread); Mrs. Clyde Kelly, wife of the Congressman from Pennsylvania (radiator sweet pickle); and Mrs. Louis Cramton, wife of the Congressman from Michigan (Turkish delight).“Recipes reflect the society that produces them,” cultural historian Jessamyn Neuhaus theorized. Written primarily by women, and intended for a female audience, this cookbook often takes a traditional view of marriage and the roles of wives. For example, husbands’ names are used to identify contributors. One tongue-in-cheek recipe by Mrs. Fred Purnell provides instructions about how “To Preserve a Husband.” Mrs. Purnell suggested being careful in selecting a husband, but noted that “even poor varieties may be made sweet, tender and good by garnishing them with patience, well sweetened with smiles and flavored with kisses to taste.” She warned against keeping them in a pickle or hot water. Serve with peaches and cream.Although the cookbook primarily upholds traditional gender roles, with wives at home cooking for their husbands, a few pages challenge the status quo. Several of the female contributors were, or would become, Members of Congress: Florence Kahn (chicken liver brochette), Katherine Langley (nut bread), Mary Norton (fish supreme), Pearl Oldfield (charm tart), Edith Nourse Rogers (brown Betty), and Willa Eslick (frozen vegetable salad). In addition to Fiorello La Guardia, male Representatives Abram Piatt Andrew (Gloucester fish chowder) and William P. Cole (Spanish cream) felt comfortable in the kitchen as well as the House Chamber.Recipes from the 1927 cookbook allow current readers to bite into a different culinary and political time, and to get to know historical Representatives better. As you prepare for the holidays, consider a congressional selection to spice up your menu.Sources: The Congressional Club Cook Book: Favorite National and International Recipes (Washington, D.C.: The Congressional Club, 1927); and Jessamyn Neuhaus, Manly Meals and Mom's Home Cooking: Cookbooks and Gender in Modern America (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003).This is part of a series of blog posts exploring the art and history of photographs from the House Collection.Follow @USHouseHistory

MirandasBookScape Dec 1, 2022

Good morning! 😊 Happy Thursday! Very chilly morning here. Have my review for @hobeckbooks #CookingTheBooks coming up a bit later. Then onto #AFireEndless by Rebecca Ross 💜 Can't wait to see how the story concludes! Have a wonderful day everyone 💙

#BookToot #bookish #bookstodon #bookstadon #bookreview #bookblogger #bookblog #blogger #bookworm #booknerd #readingcommunity #writingcommunity #bookschat

Eric Smit Nov 19, 2022

@kajleers je kunt een boekhouding niet belazeren, lijkt mij. #cookingTheBooks

Ganga (Alt account...)Nov 13, 2022

Tonight, Spinach gnocchi with tomato and mascarpone. 😋

I've not had enough energy/motivation to often get back into the kitchen since I was so sick a couple of weeks ago. But that needs to change.

#TodayIamCooking #TheArtofPasta #cookingthebooksNov #cookingthebooks

Dick Smiths Fair Go Supporters May 29, 2020

What is the #CantillonEffect?

Its pretty simple. Those with first dibs on the newly-minted #cash get all the benefits.
So if I'm a #CEO with a #banker mate at the #Fed (aka #FederalReserve, a private entity) and they type some new #money into my bank account, I'll get the full benefit of that money.

As I spend it, the #inflation effect debases the currency's value and #assets simply go up in #price.

The #saver suffers.

#moneyPrinting #qe #quantatativeEasing #counterfeiting #cookingTheBooks