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...dash any notion you had of cooking over a fire, or snacking on trail mix. Liquid-fuel stoves with electronic ignitions have made matches passe; contraptions like the Camp Kitchen from Coleman, the Kansas-based gear purveyor, allow any hiker to play Martha Stewart. The portable kitchen weighs only 35 lbs. and yet contains 6 ft. of counter space, a sink, stove space, storage shelves, a paper-towel rack, a set of backgammon and a set of checkers. It all fits in a suitcase-size carrier. At $199 the movable diner is one of the company's best sellers...
...clearly in my helplessness in preparing even the simplest meal. I tried to hide my awe when one of my roommates threw two chicken breasts and some oil into a pan and out came dinner. I still haven't gotten to the point of boldly stepping up to the stove and trying to do it myself...
...British researchers say, appears to increase a woman's--but not a man's--risk of developing respiratory ills such as wheezing, asthma and hay fever. Women may simply be more susceptible to the by-products of gas combustion--or they may just spend more time at the stove...
...constant refrain that "we should balance the budget in a way that reflects our values" appealed to an American public that likes to think of itself as compassionate. "There is a tonal change," admits Alex Castellanos, media adviser to Phil Gramm. "You've just seen Republicans touch the hot stove of insensitivity on the budget...
...HAMPSHIRE IS WHERE THE TROUBLE IS SUPPOSED TO STOP, the place where Bob Dole vanquishes Steve Forbes and saves his campaign. That's the theory. In fact, Dole's longtime lead in the New Hampshire polls is disappearing faster than ice on a stove. Dole was ahead by about 20 percentage points two months ago. Today the trend is downward toward the category he dreads: too close to call...