4-H Cooking Curriculum 401Youth learn about herbs and spices and how to make ethnic foods. Youth also practice making cakes, candy, pastries, and pies. The curriculum comes as loose leaf paper to make it easier for youth to pull out recipes. Purchase a binder to store the manual! See Cooking 101 for a checklist of recommended items needed for the Cooking series. The list contains the basics that will be used for Cooking 101, and its a great starting point for the items needed