Hickory & Oak Smoked Barbecue in Friendswood, Texas is a great way to please lots of people who cannot agree on the perfect sauce. This is a meat lovers dream who loves that smoked flavor.

What I love about this place is that it reminds me of dinning in a friend's home who decorates with hand blown firing chandeliers, dark wood large scale tables and chairs, and couches to watch concerts on a large screen TV while you wait for you take out to be assembled.

We have gone there several times and met friends for dinner at this restaurant. We ended up talking for hours as we enjoy a beer and the barbecue. I love eating the shredded beef brisket on the potato and all the toppings. I get the six different types of barbecue sauce and decide which I like the best on my meat. Some are sweet, some are cider tasting, all are delicious.

Barbecue sauce is connected to family outings and events, so often a set of spices brings back childhood memories. That is why know one ever agrees on which sauce is best. They are all good, but you will pick the one that returns you to your favorite place in time.

They do have wonderful vegetable side dishes, but I would not bring a vegetarian to this restaurant. The menu is about the meat, whether you eat it at the restaurant or take it home to share with your family and friends.

I don't know where they get their desserts, but they passionately tango with my tongue. I just silently nibble away on them and I am rarely quite.

Friendswood has a great place to wind down from a hectic day with great food. This place does close early, around 8:00PM, so call in your order early if you want to pick it up on your way home from work.

Amazing Countryside in Sedona, Arizona.

My Husband and I decided we needed to chase vortexes in Arizona. What we found were oasis's of wildflowers with butterflies and dragonflies busily tasting their nectar. The hiking in and around Sedona, Arizona provide a broad spectrum of experiences.



The dessert Red Rock trials still provides nourishment for cactus and special oak trees. Lizards scampered about the trails. We would start in the heat of the dessert and end up in a oasis in the canyon red rock walls.

I will have more about our journey into a new environ later.