Readers find frozen Greek dish
Spanakopita, the multilayered Greek spinach concoction, is awfully good, but stacking all of that phyllo and buttering each sheet can get a little tedious. However, fellow readers have found lots of frozen versions for Judy Binder.
Barbara Silver, Penny Klein and Helen Kellerman recommended Costco, Sheila Morse recommended Sam’s Club, Marie Jones and Sandy Sherlock found it at Trader Joe’s, Judy Nelson and Georgette Greene recommended the Archer Farms brand at Target and Greene also recommended the Aladdin Market at 1775 E. Tropicana Ave. …
For Anne Rettenmair, who’s looking for Knorr Fideo Soup, Barb Cowan said she found it with the Hispanic foods at the Walmart Supercenter at 2310 E. Serene Ave. and Jan Schwartz found it at the Food 4 Less at 8180 Las Vegas Blvd. South. …
For Sylvia Gatrell, Libby Casolari said fresh goat meat is available at 168 Market at 3459 S. Jones Blvd. …
For John Lee, who’s looking for Domino sugar, Dee Hopkins emailed that it’s available at Walgreens. …
For Joshua E. Lemmens, who’s looking for Lavazza coffee, Maria Lamorte emailed that it’s available at Cost Plus World Market at 2151 N. Rainbow Blvd.; there’s another Cost Plus at 3890 Blue Diamond Road. …
For J.J. Sharbaugh, who’s looking for frozen avocado halves, Elaine Berg said she sometimes finds them at Smart & Final at 10050 S. Eastern Ave. in Henderson. She added that when she can’t find them, she buys fresh avocados, lets them soften slightly, halves them and freezes each half wrapped in plastic wrap. “They stay green and yellow and are as good as the commercial,” she said. …
And for Leslie Thompson, Karen Larabee of Laughlin emailed that she buys Kodiak Pancake Mix at Safeway in Bullhead City, Ariz., and suggested Thompson check with Vons, an affiliated chain. …
Here are more reader requests:
Jones: salt-rising bread;
Pauline Eikel: a local source for La Rosa’s pizza sauce from Cincinnati, and hulled barley;
Joan Zaranti: Kluski noodles and bottled maraschino cherry syrup;
June F. Stowe: white, dry, narrow noodles (like those found in canned chicken-noodle soup) and XLNT tamales;
Mark Garrison: Mississippi Mud ice cream in either sandwiches or buckets;
Edward M. Kaplan: Jack Daniel’s Steak Sauce (preferably smoky), which he used to get at Albertsons;
Jeanne Davis: Vigo Italian bread crumbs;
Bob Wellems: Golden Grain marinara sauce, which he used to get at Raley’s;
Lisa DeSoto: King Car Black Tea in cans or bottles
And Barb Keeley: Lipton Bluefruit Tea.
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