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Kafka, a food consultant, restaurant designer and veteran cookbook author, said there was a time when she drove herself crazy fretting over every detail of an upcoming soiree, letting cuisine get in the way of companionship. “I think my friends and I eat better and have more fun with less demanding meals,” said Kafka. “No longer does each course require, as it appears at the table, that conversation stop and the food be admired.” Boxer, a native of England, chimes in with a warning that people should not let themselves be bullied by food writers into thinking their favorite home dishes are not good enough for dinner parties. She points out the French, who have been at it longer than anyone else, tend to serve simple but delicious dinners at home while leaving their haute-cuisine fantasies to restaurants. In “Food for Friends” (Harper and Row, $19.95), Kafka describes her own maturation from nervous young hostess to confident master of her kitchen. The fact that her dinner guests often include people such as food writers James Beard and Craig Claiborne suggests she does most things well. HOW ABOUT $1,995 FORA TOY HORSE? By ANGELA BIANCHI, You think today’s department stote toy lineup is pricey? Think again. Those lucky souls with an unlimited Christmas budget might pay $1,995 for a rocking horse, or $1,500 for a stuffed toy tiger. Expensive? To be sure, but look what the money buys. The horse in question, from Haddon's of England, is a Victorian design that comes complete with a genuine leather saddle. Amazingly lifelike, such attention is paid to detail that the mane and tail are real horsehair. The rocker is big enough to hold a large child. As for the tiger, this life-sized beauty is one of the more remarkable and realistic stuffed animals in the line from the Italian firm Ramart. Handmade with a metal frame and synthetic fibres, its size alone will guarantee that it won't get dumped and forgotten in the bottom of the toy box. These are but two examples of the toys offered at exclusive, one-of-a-kind boutiques, where the prices make everyday toys seem like stocking stuffers. Another toy to suit the fancy of the child who has everything — almost — is the Omnibot, a $600 robot from Tomy that can talk, van and has a programmable memory and digital cloc PINT Size! 1D CARS Or, for the child being groomed for life in the fast lane, there are pint-sized P' orsches or Thunderbirds. Kingsbury Toys makes model cars in the $100-$300 range that come ina variety of colors, are battery operated, and are constructed of metal hardware under a plastic body. Cabbage Patch dolls might be OK for some u. br the young aficionado would probably prefer a special from Madame Alexander, a U.S. manufacturer providing little keepsakes with baby fine hair, soft, natural skin tones and perfect facial features. One doll in particular, Mommy's P you have to touch it to make sure it's not. The average price is $145. et, looks so real TEDDY A CLOWN Every kid loves a teddy bear, and no one knows it better than Steiff, the makers of the original teddy. This year they've added Teddy Clown to their line. He's handmade, 35 centimetres tall, sports 4 mohair coat and retails for $223. . Electric trains are almost synonomous with Christmas mornings. New this year is @ $400 set modelled after European trains from the LGB toy company. These models sound and smoke like a real train and include such other realistic details as dining cars and passenger coaches, and villages, warehouses and coal stations that travellers might see from their windows. 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Kenner Products Canada Ltd., for example, introduced the Chuck Norris karate figure to stores in late September. “We decided on a Chuck Norris figure based on the movie star's box-office popularity and general appeal,” says Scott Irwin, Kenner's vice-president of advertising. “Karate is popular now because of him and the two Karate Kid movies. While it’s not up with wrestling yet, it’s the next popular sport.” Meanwhile, Coleco Canada Ltd. is hoping its Rambo boll, based on the Sylvester Stallone character, and companion accessories will go to the top in Christmas sales. SOME SOLD OUT “It's still early, but the Rambo doll is selling extremely well,” says Joanne Morreau, a Coleco marketing spokesman. “Some stores in Montreal are already sold out and demand is exceeding supply.” Garbed in khaki, the Rambo figure comes equipped with rocket launcher, machine-gun and other implements of destruction. Accessories available include an assault vehicle, described as a search-and-destroy machine. Toys based on popular personalities or programs are not new to the industry, nor does experience show that they have a particularly long commercial life. Several years ago, dolls modelled after singers Cher. Michael Jackson and the rock group Kiss hit the market; today they're virtual collectors items. AT WORK... Stevenson dragons magical Pamela Nagley Stevenson was born and raised in Hawaii in a multicultural atmosphere of aesthetic and philosophical richness. She studied fine arts majoring in ceramics at the University of Hawaii, and printmaking and sculpture at the University of Victoria. “I fell in love with British Columbia, with the mountains, the seasons, and the power of the landscape.” , “and I immigrated here as a pottery designer She has continued to pursue her studio career, and after a gallery partnership in Victoria and other successful adventures, she and her sculptor husband have settled with their family of two children in the Slocan, where they have built a studio and gallery “I've always made dragons,” Stevenson explains, “as manifestations of elemental energies and of spirit. “My dragons are benevolent magical beings with Oriental and Hawaiian roots, quite separate from the destructive western European dragon archetype that carries evil connotations that can be traced directly to the - Pamela Nagley Stevenson at work on a large dragon. Judeo-Christian serpent in the garden. “Some of my dragons do breathe a powerful presence, but their joyful strength derives from their numinous nobility, never from a power to be feared. They are mythopoetic, evolving from my experiences in spirit and nature, and they celebrate all that is most precious to me.” Stevenson is also well known for her functional porcelain and sténeware pottery which celebrate her Kootenay environment. Her pottery transcends utilitar- ian form through detailed graphic images of the land- scape around her, worked carefully into the pots in subtle relief layers of colored clays. Her most intricate pieces often express her love of the high country in the Valhallas and Selkirks where she and her husband hike extensively “The treasure we all share in these mountains is priceless, and to praise such beauty in my work gives me great joy,” Stevenson states. 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