Traveling Down I35.

Well, here it is, Thanksgiving week, and we are spending it with Mike's brother and sister-in-law in San Antonio, Texas. Liam has been so excited about this trip for many reasons, but his initial excitement was for the drive down I35... he had a few detours in mind. 
First stop- Czech Stop in West, Texas. This stop, more than anything, is just tradition. I have been going there with my parents since I was a little girl. My Mom is Czech, and back in the day, the only way we could get kolaches that she didn't have to make was to stop in West. (Now, my Momma makes fabulous kolaches, but it was still a treat to all of us when we stopped and had one someone else made.) Since I have been with Mike, we have ventured into trying fare other than just kolaches. Today, we decided to go for sandwiches. Now, I am usually whole heartedly against gas station food, and even more so prepackaged sandwiches, but all the rules fly out the window at the Czech Stop. They have fresh baked goods of all kinds, and their sandwiches are handmade on fresh baked bread. Mike's favorite is the tuna sandwich, but today I decided to try the turkey pastrami on rye bread with swiss. The first bite was met with a WOW. This would not be my wow, it was Mike's as he had unwrapped my sandwich and tasted it. Luckily, he only kept the half and let me have the other. =-) I was totally impressed. This is a tasty sandwich. The sandwich is stuffed with the turkey pastrami, a layer of yellow mustard, and a layer of swiss- combine that with the caraway seeds sprinkled through the rye bread and you have a winner! But this was just our first culinary destination. Next stop, Round Rock, Texas. 
Liam is a huge fan of Man vs. Food and insisted stop to try the Texas Size donut from Round Rock Donuts. He actually counted down the minutes until we pulled into the parking lot. I have to admit, I was skeptical about how such a huge donut would taste. I could only imagine a heavy slopping mess, but I understand Liam's desire to try such a culinary wonder, so off we went. 

 I was worried when we walked in that they might be sold out of the Texas size donuts. There was a bit of a line, and I didn't see any in the display case, but we stepped up to order and were told that yes there were a few left. Whew, no disappointed kids. We chose the glazed Texas sized donut instead of the chocolate. We are on a road trip, and I was trying to keep the kids on the side of messy instead of filthy. My name was called, so I picked up our order an headed to the outside tables. 

Liam was already bouncing off the wall in excitement. We opened up the box and to our delight found a warm, fluffy and not too sweet or messy donut. I really was surprised at just how delicious it was. As you can see, it was truly Texas size! We had a lot of donut left over, but it was totally worth stopping to try. It is not your typical glazed donut. If you are driving down I35, I highly recommend stopping it and trying it for yourself! 
Next stop on Liam's plan... Big Lou's in San Antonio to try the 42 inch pizza!