Beth Dooley
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![The best summer meals are all about ease and simplicity. Lately I’ve been making cold soups, whirred together in the blender, for a light dinner or appetizer to sip with cocktails out of a pretty cup. The best summer meals are all about ease and simplicity. Lately I’ve been making cold soups, whirred together in the blender, for a light dinner or appetizer to sip with cocktails out of a pretty cup.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/BHR-Z-SOUP-01.jpg?w=59)
Sweet or savory, fruit soups add chill to summer meals
The best summer meals are all about ease and simplicity. Lately I’ve been making cold soups, whirred together in the blender, for a light dinner or appetizer to sip with...
![Corn and tomatoes, tomatoes and corn — peak summer eating is splendidly simple. Such pristine flavors need no more than a drizzle of great olive oil, a sprinkle of coarse salt and a few grinds of black pepper. Corn and tomatoes, tomatoes and corn — peak summer eating is splendidly simple. Such pristine flavors need no more than a drizzle of great olive oil, a sprinkle of coarse salt and a few grinds of black pepper.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/BHR-Z-SALAD-01.jpg?w=140)
Salad captures season’s bounty in a bowl
Corn and tomatoes, tomatoes and corn — peak summer eating is splendidly simple. Such pristine flavors need no more than a drizzle of great olive oil, a sprinkle of coarse...
![Blueberries are the taste of summer, intensely tangy and sweet. The epitome of this fleeting season, they make a wonderful drink. Blueberries are the taste of summer, intensely tangy and sweet. The epitome of this fleeting season, they make a wonderful drink.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/BHR-Z-MOJITO.jpg?w=125)
It’s blueberry season – make a mojito
Blueberries are the taste of summer, intensely tangy and sweet. The epitome of this fleeting season, they make a wonderful drink.
![Ready in less than 10 minutes with no fuss, these retro combos are the ultimate party fare and the easiest dinner for two. Ready in less than 10 minutes with no fuss, these retro combos are the ultimate party fare and the easiest dinner for two.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/BHR-Z-SLIDERS-01.jpg?w=140)
Summer parties call for ham & cheese sliders
Ready in less than 10 minutes with no fuss, these retro combos are the ultimate party fare and the easiest dinner for two.
![Let the asparagus spears speak for themselves. Serve them warm just as they are, room temperature, or chilled and garnished simply and elegantly: a creamy, herby dressing; a sprightly vinaigrette; or with lemon butter. Let the asparagus spears speak for themselves. Serve them warm just as they are, room temperature, or chilled and garnished simply and elegantly: a creamy, herby dressing; a sprightly vinaigrette; or with lemon butter.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/BHR-Z-ASPARAGUS-01.jpg?w=132)
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Less is more when it comes to asparagus
Let the asparagus spears speak for themselves. Serve them warm just as they are, room temperature, or chilled and garnished simply and elegantly: a creamy, herby dressing; a sprightly vinaigrette;...
![Those humble eggs are neutral and accommodate a range of flavors — smoked, pickled, herbaceous and, of course, spicy. A good deviled egg is more than the sum of its parts. Those humble eggs are neutral and accommodate a range of flavors — smoked, pickled, herbaceous and, of course, spicy. A good deviled egg is more than the sum of its parts.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/BHR-Z-EGGS-01.jpg?w=59)
A dozen ways to devil your eggs
Those humble eggs are neutral and accommodate a range of flavors — smoked, pickled, herbaceous and, of course, spicy. A good deviled egg is more than the sum of its...
![Dense, moist and homey, carrot cake makes sweet use of winter's root crops, including parsnips and golden beets, if you have them. Dense, moist and homey, carrot cake makes sweet use of winter's root crops, including parsnips and golden beets, if you have them.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/BHR-Z-CAKE-01.jpg?w=59)
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Light and luscious carrot cake delivers on flavor
Dense, moist and homey, carrot cake makes sweet use of winter's root crops, including parsnips and golden beets, if you have them.
![Spatchcocking, or butterflying, the bird, allows the whole bird to cook evenly. Spatchcocking, or butterflying, the bird, allows the whole bird to cook evenly.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BHR-Z-CHICKEN-01_5d1d2b.jpg?w=59)
The secret to the perfect roast chicken
Spatchcocking, or butterflying, the bird, allows the whole bird to cook evenly.
![Deliciously fresh when made with garden tomatoes, this is pure comfort with canned. Deliciously fresh when made with garden tomatoes, this is pure comfort with canned.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/N2201P60016H.jpg?w=132)
Tomato soup is comfort in a bowl
Deliciously fresh when made with garden tomatoes, this is pure comfort with canned.
![This big steaming bowl of warmly spiced white beans is as comforting as a hug on a blustery winter night. It's great the day it's made and even better the next day. This big steaming bowl of warmly spiced white beans is as comforting as a hug on a blustery winter night. It's great the day it's made and even better the next day.](https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/BHR-Z-CHILI-01.jpg?w=132)
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Good chili is all in the beans
This big steaming bowl of warmly spiced white beans is as comforting as a hug on a blustery winter night. It's great the day it's made and even better the...