Welcome back to Blanket Fort Broadcasts, recorded in our homes during quarantine! In this installment, we’re bringing you some of our favorite recipes and baking-centric reads available for free online and through Portsmouth Public Library’s digital collection. Items marked with asterisks are available in hard-copy form through our curbside pickup service. Featuring: Andrew (Youth Services Library Assistant), Gretyl (Supervisor of Youth Services), MaryJo (Circulation Library Assistant), Michaela (Emerging Technologies Librarian), and Poleena (Reference Library Assistant) * The Complete Baking Book for Young Chefs, edited by Molly Birnbaum*

  • Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazi*

  • Bloom by Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau

  • It’s Alive with Brad from Bon Appetit

  • The Great British Baking Show from PBS (seasons 1-5 on Hoopla)

  • Meal by Blue Delliquanti with Soleil Ho*

  • Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat, read by the author (Overdrive/Libby)

  • Home Cooking podcast from Samin Nosrat and Hrishikesh Hirway

  • No Kimchi for Me! By Aram Kim

  • Bilal Cooks Daal by Aisha Saeed and Anoosha Syed

  • Relish by Lucy Knisley*

  • Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipes: A Cookbook for Preschoolers by Mollie Katzen and Ann Henderson*

*Available from Portsmouth Public Library through our curbside pickup service.