I think part of the problem is copyrights don't apply to plain recipes by themselves: https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-protect.html#:~:text=A%20mere%20li

I think part of the problem is copyrights don't apply to plain recipes by themselves: https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-protect.html#:~:text=A%20mere%20listing%20of%20ingredients,a%20basis%20for%20copyright%20protection https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-protect.html#:~:text=.... "A mere listing of ingredients is not protected under copyright law. However, where a recipe or formula is accompanied by substantial literary expression in the form of an explanation or directions, or when there is a collection of recipes as in a cookbook, there may be a basis for copyright protection" Basically you have to add a bunch of literary expressions around it to make it copyrightable. I've also read that people add all that stuff around them to help with SEO.