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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">image via <a href="http://www.bakedbyjoanna.com/2011/05/pistachio-cardamom-cookies.html">baked by joanna</a></span></p>
This post is part of a feature to help encourage fundraising for the charity Cookies for Kids Cancer. Read more in my previous post <a href="http://cravenmaven.com/2011/09/five-days-of-cookies-for-kids-with-cancer/">here</a>, part I of the chronicles <a href="http://cravenmaven.com/2011/09/cookie-chronicles-part-i-the-vegan-chocolate-chip/">here</a>, part II <a href="http://cravenmaven.com/2011/09/cookie-chronicles-part-ii-brown-sugar-biscuits/">here</a> and part III <a href="http://cravenmaven.com/2011/09/cookie-chronicles-part-iii-lemon-basil-cloud-cookies/">here</a>.
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The Cookie Story: </strong>Sometimes when you see a beautiful landscape, a stylin' piece of clothing or hear a certain beat of music it reminds you of someone. Quite often, I am reminded of someone dear when I see a compelling recipe. My friend Liz and I go back..more years than I care to count. It's fair to say she remembers me when I was a London girl in pigtails { a style I wore way too long in hindsight..}. The great thing about Liz is her propensity to be different - not <em>just</em> to be different - but different because that's just <em>how</em> she is. It's something we share in common and respect about each other despite differing aesthetics.
Pistachio and Cardamom are two ingredients you wouldn't typically expect to be housed in a cookie. Yet, when I asked Liz what her favourite cookie was, this is what she said. It's different, it's also remarkably good - something you definitely have to respect. Check out the how-to recipe by Baked by Joanna if you are inclined to try it.

<strong>Fundraising tip:</strong> I love nothing more than to get a recipe from a friend. Whether it be an old family recipe or something new that they cooked up { excuse the pun }. Why not create a recipe exchange cookbook/zine? Get friends to donate their favourite recipe and snapshot - compile a low-fi zine and sell the book to friends, family and others.