Bigos

 This is pretty much a staple food in Poland and an essential ingredient for dishes such as Bigos, which I love.

RealEpicurean.com 2008

Bigos grew in popularity and is now Poland's national dish.

A Royal Ragout Gail Monaghan 2011

Bigos Cooking Time: 2½ to 3½ hours Serves: 16 1 four- to five-pound duck, pricked all over with a fork and roasted in a 400 degree oven until done, about an hour.

A Royal Ragout Gail Monaghan 2011

Eric Bigos was never at a loss for activities to suggest.

Hoopi Shoopi Donna Suzanne Strempek Shea 1996

They talked about everybody from Mr. Newbury on down, but they skipped right over Eric Bigos, and even on the hottest night, it chilled me to consider even asking about him.

Hoopi Shoopi Donna Suzanne Strempek Shea 1996

Betty had even asked to be transferred to Eric Bigos, but had been told he was out of town, indefinitely.

Hoopi Shoopi Donna Suzanne Strempek Shea 1996

There had been no one in the six months since Rene Cournoyer, since my father, since Eric Bigos.

Hoopi Shoopi Donna Suzanne Strempek Shea 1996

For four and a half months, Eric Bigos and I were a true item.

Hoopi Shoopi Donna Suzanne Strempek Shea 1996

Eric Bigos always came away with a Baggie full of hermits, or folders with hot-line numbers, or pages of notes written in his boxy architect-style handwriting, and always, he told me, he left those events carrying the general good feeling that he was part of a community.

Hoopi Shoopi Donna Suzanne Strempek Shea 1996

This is how I put Eric Bigos to death, as far as having him in my life went: I said to his face, Go on!

Hoopi Shoopi Donna Suzanne Strempek Shea 1996