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• Cause of blaze unknown

• Prouty on Galt High's board

• Suspect arrested, accused of forging Lodi woman's checks

• Harry hysteria hits Lodi: Fans line up for latest movie

• New faces to join city's Planning Commission

• Regional Roundup

• Former CHP officer accepts plea deal for molestation

• Power to the people

• District to conduct mosquito spraying

November 21st, 2009

• Logbook

• Holiday drive spreads cheer to U.S. troops

• Galt High students want board to approve open-campus policy

• Poisoning victims remain hospitalized

• Expert: Half a mushroom cap can be deadly

• Tokay grad files claim over Lodi's Grape Bowl

• Lodi Middle School holds annual Turkey Trot

• Regional Roundup

• No motive or suspect in shooting

• Sacramento cop arrested for alleged kidnapping

November 20th, 2009

• Acampo woman killed

• Salvation Army Kettle Kickoff

• Advocacy groups sue East Bay Municipal Utility District over Pardee expansion

• Regional Roundup

• Galt plans to help residents with energy-efficient projects

• Stable southeast of Lodi approved

• One year after a heart attack, Lodi's Judy Mims thanks rescuers

• National Guard troops return home in time for the holidays

• Real estate market gets on more solid ground

November 19th, 2009

• Operation: Christmas

• Logbook

• Suspect arrested after hiding in fridge

• Chase ends in crash

• Galt Joint Union High School Distric hires new superintendent

• Sales tax hike yields dividends: 5 new officers join Galt Police

• Lodi Unified School District board votes to cancel summer school for 2010

• Water surges in Mokelumne River yield more salmon

• Lodi City Council will consider redevelopment next June

• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22

• Corrections

November 18th, 2009

• Regional Roundup

• Paranormal group conducts second investigation of building

• Congress allocates money for local water projects

• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react

• Lodi man finds wife's ashes during police display of stolen property

• Galt City Council rejects study on rent stabilization

November 17th, 2009

• Paying tribute to a Lodian

• Lodi Budget and Finance Committee to look into ways to save money on employee benefits

• Regional Roundup

• Decision on summer school expected at tonight's Lodi Unified School District meeting

• Clements gets free water rescue boat

• Redevelopment to be discussed by Lodi City Council again

• Court reinstates death penalty for killer of Lodi grad

• Clarification

November 16th, 2009

• Correction

• Public Meetings

• City Council 'triple-dog dared' to ditch cars, use Lodi buses

• Sierra Adventure store to close after four years in Downtown Lodi

• Lodi's First Sip event showcases area wineries' latest vintages

• Three members of Lodi-area family fall ill after eating poisonous mushrooms they reportedly found at Lodi Lake

• Regional Roundup

November 14th, 2009

• Galt school district narrows superintendent search to one

• Regional Roundup

• Despite budget cuts, some Lodi Unified School District salaries continue to rise

• Watchful neighbor in Lodi helped bust suspected burglars

• New Galt city manager juggles job, family

• Despite an increase in homeless students, school districts look to bolster enrollment, raise revenue

• A first look at 2009 vintages at Lodi's First Sip wine-tasting event

The following stories have received the most reader comments during the last 7 days.

• The country's mess is our fault (165)
• Obama is not a moderate (130)
• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react (70)
• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22 (48)
• The haves should help the have-nots (30)
• Public health care is a Christian option (29)
• Tokay in, traveling to unbeaten No. 3 Grant for football playoffs (25)
• Government-run health care is a bad idea (17)
• Young woman fatally shot at Acampo home (17)
• Sierra Adventure store to close after four years in Downtown Lodi (16)

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Omelet House offers many options in waffles

The Omelet House in Lodi serves nine kinds of waffles — plain, strawberry and almond combo, blueberry combo, banana walnut combo, banana, strawberry and chocolate combo, pecan combo, cinnamon walnut combo, and a buckwheat waffle. Owner Mike Ramada said the menu was recently changed and used to include a bacon waffle, blackberry waffle and a chocolate chip waffle. Ramada said most people ask for their waffle to be crispy.

"I think a waffle is supposed to be crisp and not doughy," he said.

He added that if a waffle is doughy, it means either the batter is too old or the temperature is too cool. The timer needs to be set at about five minutes or the waffle ends up too underor over-cooked. The Omelet House gets their batter from a company by the name of Page, which is based out of Los Angeles. He said when making fresh batter, it is good to use pancake mix and add egg yokes and real butter. He suggests not using margarine because the real butter makes the waffles more fluffy and crispy.

The Omelet House's waffles are served with whip cream unless specified by the customer, and the restaurant offers sugar-free syrup as well as regular.

Ramada feels the strawberry chocolate chip is the best waffle, although he said many customers ask for the banana because it is fresh and they don't feel as bad eating it because of the fruit.

For take-out waffles, Ramada said the best way to reheat is to set the oven for 350 degrees and warm them for a couple of minutes on each side. For microwave heating, he suggests heating for about 12 to 15 seconds on each side.