After looking at the instructions and fiddling with the controls a bit, I got the hang of this cooking game and really enjoy it! The game loop of gathering resources -> craft things -> unlock better tools / recipes -> gather more resources -> craft more things has always been super addicting for me, and this game has it down. (Games with crafting mechanics have a place in my heart, haha.)
I also like the flavor of the game. The recipe book (with instructions from two clearly different authors) was a nice touch. Instructions to "eat with piety" and similar remarks made me chuckle.
My only main complaint is that the controls felt a bit clunky, which slowed down the gameplay for me. For example, I think you could have gotten away with using the same button for entering and exiting a scene, instead of 2 separate buttons. Same with picking up and dropping in ingredients with the scoop / flagon - it would be great if this could both be triggered by left-click.
Overall, I had fun with this game. I think it has a lot of potential! It just needs a little more polish and more streamlined controls, and I would be completely down to play it for hours.