I'm still trying to wrap my head around how to use Synergy.

Things wrong with Synergy:

Time limit, Randomness of being able to fix "problems" (leaks etc), Convoluted

Is there a resource in the game itself that tells you the recipe of how to craft things of a certain type?

For example: reading a book in the Cooking guild shows you a list of everything you can craft at your current skill level. Or do we have to rely on external web sites for something so basic? This applies not just to Cooking or Synergy, but all crafts.