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When I go to Mimi's I always ask for a bread basket because I love the carrot bread! I found the recipe so I added it along with our best.

Mimi's Cafe® Carrot Raisin Bread

1 1/2 C. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. saltb
1 C. vegetable oil
1 C. plus 2 Tbs. granulated sugar
3 eggs
1/4 C. molasses
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 C. shredded carrot
1 C. raisins
3/4 C. chopped walnuts

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl. In another bowl, combine oil, sugar, eggs, molasses, and vanilla with an electric mixer. Add shredded carrot and mix. Add raisins and walnuts and mix well by hand. Pour flour mixture into the other ingredients and stir until combined. Pour batter into two ungreased 8-inch loaf pans. Bake for 60 minutes, or until done. Makes 2 loaves.

Mom's Lime Jello Salad
 1 sm. pkg. Lime jello
1 sm. Pkg. Lemon jello
1 packet of Knox Gelatin mixed with ¼ c. cold water
1 can of evaporated milk – cold
2 cups pineapple juice
1 small container of cottage cheese
2 c. crushed pineapple
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup chopped pecans

Heat pineapple juice. Add jello and gelatin mix. Let the
Jello start to set. Add cottage cheese, pineapple, mayonnaise
And pecans. Whip can of evaporated milk and fold into salad
Mixture. Let set for 1-2 hours. Cut into squares and serve.

Mom's Famous Bean Dip

1 16oz. can hot Nally’s chili
1 16 oz can regular Nally’s chili
1 lb.Mexican Velveta cheese
1 can diced green chili pepper
2 Tbsp chopped green onion

Mix together ingredients. Heat slowly in a
Crock pot for 45 min. to l hour. Serve
With tortilla chips.

Mom's Christmas Spiced Nuts

1 c. sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp cream of tarter
1/4 c. boiling water
1 1/2 c. mixed nuts, walnuts or pecans
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Mix sugar, cinnamon, cream of tarter and water. Boil to a softball stage. Add vanilla. Pour over nuts on cookie sheet, stir and separate nuts as they begin to harden. Store in an airtight container. Great for Christmas Presents!

Rich Zucchini Bread with Lemon Icing
Marybelle

3 eggs
2 1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking powder
3 c. flour
2 c. unpeeled grated raw zucchini
1 c. cooking oil
3 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 c. nuts

Combine eggs, oil, sugar, vanilla and beat thoroughly. Add dry ingredients and blend. Stir in Zucchini and nuts. Pour into greased and floured loaf pans and bake at 325 degrees for 60 – 70 minutes.

Lemon Icing

1 tsp. melted butter
1 tsp. milk
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 c. powdered sugar.

Mix together and drizzle on to cooled zucchini bread.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 c. shourtening
2 c. sugar
2 c. brown sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
3 c. flour
2 tsp. salt and baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
6 c. minute oats
2 c. nuts (optional)
1 large pkg. Choc. Chips

Cream sugar and shortening. Blend in eggs and vanilla. Sift flour, soda, salt and fold into the creamed mixture. Add oats, nuts and chips. Roll into small balls and place on greased cookie sheet. Flatten with a fork.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10 – 12 minutes.