Can you give me a hint about what I should be doing? I'd love to try it again!
oh of course! above the pot there is steam, it shows for each ingredient if it matches a valid recipe (but it could be any valid recipe). the names of ingredients etc in the recipes are consistent (but in voynichese), what you need to do is use all of the clues (what she asked for, combined with the recipe books and the clues from the pot).
If you get stuck again I'm happy to give a few more clues; it's the least I can do since I messed up the difficulty curve ;)