Creamy chicken favorite found
Chicken a la King: Now there’s an old-fashioned dish you don’t hear about much anymore. Jessie Williamson is looking for the Swanson brand, and her fellow readers have found it in Las Vegas.
Beverly Villeneuve, Ellen Skiba, Denise Hart and Dorothy Lewis found it at various Albertsons stores, and Bea Shepard e-mailed that she found it at the Wal-Mart Supercenter at 4505 W. Charleston Blvd. …
For Dennis Haynes, Kathy Boland recommended the bananas Foster gelato at Ciao Ciao Apizza Angelato at 4460 S. Durango Drive, and Skiba recommended Fresh & Easy’s roasted-banana gelato, which she said is made with bananas caramelized with brandy and brown sugar. …
For David Miller, who’s looking for sweet bologna, Norma Melchiori recommended www.Godshalls.com (or call 888-463-7425), which she said also carries dried beef and scrapple. …
For Elizabeth A. Zimmerman, who’s looking for eggplant strips marinated in oil and vinegar, Sue Burger e-mailed that she found them at the 99 Cents Only store at 520 Marks St. in Henderson. …
For Patty O’Keefe, who’s looking for Lifesavers in a roll, Carolyn Custer e-mailed that she found them at Smart and Final. …
For Bill Skarda, who’s looking for Lifesavers Sugar-Free Popsicles, Roberta Shulman reported finding them at the Wal-Mart Supercenter at 8060 W. Tropical Parkway. …
For readers looking for Celentano frozen pasta, John Hillbrook e-mailed that he found the manicotti at Wal-Mart at 3075 E. Tropicana Ave. …
More on Oikos yogurt: Grace Alexander reported finding it at Sunflower Farmer’s Market at 4020 S. Rainbow Blvd.; there’s another Sunflower at 3365 E. Tropicana Ave. …
And for all of those readers looking for foods from the Buffalo, N.Y., area, John Bisci Jr. recommended www.BuffaloCravings.com (or call 704-649-4316), which he noted has “the beloved loganberry syrup.” …
Here are the latest reader requests:
Burger: Snyder’s Garlic Flavored Pretzel Nibblers;
Lois Alander: green-tomato relish, either Ritter or Libby’s;
Ryan Haladyna: reader suggestions for a real Philly cheese steak in the Henderson area;
Gerald Kelly: Rubschlager Pumpernickel cocktail bread;
John Dooley: large bags of wheatberries he can grind into flour for bread, and Meyer lemon olive oil;
Connie Coffin: salt-rising bread;
Steve Gall: Bilbao or other brand semi-cured Spanish chorizo for paella;
And Bev Greer: low-fat, sugar-free and lactose-free plain yogurt; protein bars without peanuts; and granola without peanuts.
Readers?
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