[wonderbore]

I thought I'd like that table, but in practice reading it is awful, it takes too long to actually match the subjects to the actions, which tells a lot about the state of "UI by engineers"

If one wants to list the ingredients once, at least make it vertical and add some arrows:

    butter            -> soften
                            |
    sugar                   v
    brown sugar     --->  beat
    vanilla extract         |
                            v
    eggs      ---> beat in one egg at a time

    etc

Arrows point to a mixing point, plus an additional action. Reading it is simple:

    1. First take the butter and soften
    2. Then take the sugar/vanilla and beat it
    3. Then add eggs one at a time. 

I never have to move my eyes to the top of the instructions again, like you would have to do with a table where distinguishing each steps leads your eyes to follow the lines until the list.

The only advantage of that table is that preparing two mixes at once is easier than this.