99 Cents Only the spot for pea soup

For Susie Block, who's looking for Andersen's Pea Soup, readers are united in their answer -- and it coincidentally fits with my Taste story last week. David Drucker, Penny Reese, Silvia Brunn and Joan Jones all recommended various 99 Cents Only Stores. ...

For Carolyn Storm, Jones said YumYums cookies also could be found at 99 Cents Only Stores. ...

For Jeffery West, Jones said Italian beef sandwiches with peppers can be found at Chicago Hot Dogs, 1078 N. Rancho Drive. ...

For Pamela Moore, Toby Spiegel, B.J. Roth, Melanie Polk and Debbie Demrest said they found Heath English Toffee Bits in the baking aisle at Wal-Mart Supercenters, Polk also found them at Smith's at 44 Valle Verde Drive in Henderson, and Nancy Gingerelli said she found them at Albertsons at 2830 Bicentennial Parkway in Henderson. ...

For Jean Miller, who's looking for black-cherry ice cream, Demrest suggested the Blue Bunny brand as an alternative to Rite-Aid's Thrifty, adding, "they have both the low-sugar black cherry and the Bordeaux cherry." And Ruth Jex suggested the black-cherry ice cream at Marble Slab Creamery, 9480 S. Eastern Ave. ...

For Christine Gillette, who's looking for capers in quantity, Spiegel said she bought a 32-ounce jar at Costco; Roth said she found large jars at Cost Plus World Market (which has stores at 2151 N. Rainbow Blvd. and 3890 Blue Diamond Road) and at the International Marketplace, 5000 S. Decatur Blvd.; Charles Candito said they can be found at Smart & Final, 8485 W. Sahara Ave.; and Thong Bartlett suggested Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market, which has multiple stores in the valley. ...

For David Best, readers Sharon Entin and Lois Wollert both e-mailed to say they had purchased KC Masterpiece Barbecue Sauce Low-Calorie Classic Blend at Albertsons at 220 S. Stephanie St. in Henderson. ...

For Doug Martz, who's looking for cottage cheese with chives, Gina Tillman e-mailed to say "our refrigerator is always stocked with this" and add that she gets it at Vons. ...

For Jan Edwards, Roth said marshmallow extract can be found at Whole Foods Market, which has four stores in the valley. ...

And for Carol Hagerman and Carmen Oloriz, who both are looking for reader recommendations for local spots that serve good paella, James and Malinda Newell suggested Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba at the Fashion Show Mall, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. South, and Bernadette O'Neill suggested Havana Grill, 8878 S. Eastern Ave. ...

Reader requests: Joan Berquist is looking for Woeber Sandwich Pal Jalapeno Mustard. ...

Jamison Blitstein is looking for restaurants that serve a chef's salad without chicken. ...

Bob Matzke is looking for fresh or frozen quail. ...

J. Walton is looking for prune butter or wild-plum butter. ...

And Rosemarie Messina is looking for Mrs. Paul's Fish Cakes. ...

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