Just off the top of my head, being narrative gives greater scope for the cook to put their stamp on the recipe. Like the Bible, much of the 'recipe' is open to

Just off the top of my head, being narrative gives greater scope for the cook to put their stamp on the recipe. Like the Bible, much of the 'recipe' is open to interpretation - there is the recipe-maker's original intentions and then there is everyone's personal take on it. In timeline form I believe there would be the propensity to see the recipe as a formula rather than a guide open for modification and exploration.