When we asked county Women’s Committee chairmen to share their favorite holiday recipes for the December 2002 “Country Kitchen,” their response was incredible. It was so incredible, in fact, that even after Neighbors editor Jeff Helms graciously granted us a few extra pages, we still weren’t able to fit all those wonderful recipes in.

Thus, we are kicking off Year 12 of “The Country Kitchen” with a few more of the county women’s leaders choice recipes. As you’ll see for yourself, these were just too good not to pass along.

Among the delicious entries: butter cookies that your kids can “paint” before baking, a creamy broccoli casserole, a super-moist apple cake and a thick and hearty chili.

And you thought Christmas was over.