It’s summer and the cooking is easy. At least if you follow veteran B-and-B owner Dana Moos’ advice for easy entertaining. Herewith, the perfect Maine summer menu.

A heritage recipe from Denise and Gary Betz, who ran Nicatous Lodge from 1997 to 2003. Gary Betz, Jr., grew up in a housekeeping sporting camp that his parents, Nancy and Gary Sr., still run in Grand Lake Stream.

Maine hunters bring home thousands of pounds of deer meat each fall, but what’s the best way to cook it? We asked a few top chefs.