Coast 2 Coast Mom

Savory Sides Make Our Holiday Family Traditions

When most peope think of Thanksgiving dinner, they imagine a beautifully carved idyllic turkey surrounded by vegetable side dishes of lesser importance. For my family, it's actually those side dishes that shine in the spotlight and make up the flavors of our holiday memories. Close your eyes and picture your Thanksgiving dinner. What do you smell, see, hear and taste? Are you craving a juicy cooked turkey? Not us. It's the sweet potatoes, the mashed potatoes, the green bean casserole, the brocooli rice casserole, the peas and the corn that waft into my mind. It's the scents, taste, and sight... Read more →

Modnique Reveals 20 Days of Holiday Deals

Modnique is taking the stress out of that dreaded 5 a.m. rush to the mall on Black Friday by offering 20 Days of Holiday deals - daily flash sales - on hot gift items. Each day there's a new list of items for sale, and just today I found Beats by Dr. Dre for 50% off, Apple iPad Minis for only $99 and a bevvy of handbags and jewelry from designers like Michael Kors and Salvatore Ferragamo. We're just finalizing our list of holiday gifts for friends and family and I've been having fun surfing through Modnique's daily holiday deals... Read more →

PAC-Man and the Ghostly Adventures Launches New Video Game #PacIsBack

Pac is back! If you didn't get enough of ghosts for Halloween, there's new PAC-Man video game by Bandai Namco based on the popular Disney cartoon PAC-Man and the Ghostly Adventures This reimagined 3D version of course originated from that 2D version that we all may have known and loved from the 80's. This PAC-Man has two friends named Cylindria and Spiral - and those four brightly colored ghosts Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde? They've been redesigned just like in the Disney cartoon - no more roaming googly-eyes here after they've been eaten by Pac-Man. There's a new ghost, too,... Read more →