LIFESTYLE Issue 1089 · December 3, 2025

Dinner Diaries: Busy in Lakewood   

Working mom Baila Goldstein makes supper work

Dinner Diaries: Busy in Lakewood   
Job: Office manager
Lives: Lakewood
Family: Husband and myself, plus four kids aged nine to nineteen. On Sundays our married couple comes over.
Time of supper: We eat in shifts

 

My cooking philosophy

I cook Hungarian style, but I’m very open to finding new recipes that work for my family’s tastebuds. My main sources are Kosher.com, Sarah Lasry, and Busy in Brooklyn. Twice a week I work a full day and come home at seven, so I need to have dinner prepared in advance for those days.

I love to buy

A big four lb bag of Bodek iceberg lettuce every Sunday morning. It lasts in the fridge throughout the week (iceberg lasts better than romaine) and anyone can take for salad whenever.

My favorite supper hack

Because I work every day, I have to be organized. On my late working days, I often put frozen spiced chicken in the oven, using delay start so it goes on 300 at 1 pm. It cooks slowly, and when the kids get home from school, they can just uncover it and raise the oven temperature to crisp it up.

Average time I spend cooking supper

Under an hour. Can be much less, and sometimes I do patchke longer. I actually enjoy cooking!

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