I actually like your idea of putting an icons instead of text for the recipe! I hadn't even thought of that. I've also considered giving boosts for squashing ingredients you have enough of, but I feel like it would make levels go by too fast. I'll have to test and play around with it!
I agree, the marble texture wasn't such a great choice. I tried out a few wood textures first, but they ended up looking worse. I used assets from the Kenney 3D Food Pack, which worked well on their own, so I definitely need to rework the environment!
Thanks for playing and the feedback!