They did simplify (ex. Algoat steak went from 6 ingredients to 3 ingredients). But some of the recipes may take more ingredients. To compensate, the yield on those recipes are higher. (ex. dodo omelette with 7 ingredients yields 1 currently. After patch it will yield 5 servings) But on the case of those recipes that are of high rank, and high benefit, most likely are the ones with 8 ingredients and yield only 2. I'm curious as to what the benefits are to those foods.