\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fancyhdr,wrapfig,xcolor,graphicx,xparse,lmodern,cooking-units}
\renewcommand*\familydefault{\sfdefault} % Force the sans-serif version of any font used
\usepackage[%
	papersize={5.5in,8.5in},
	margin=0.75in,
	top=0.75in,
	bottom=0.75in
	]{geometry}


% have to define a cup cause the cooking-units writer is german and doesn't understand the flawed american way to measure ingredients.
\declarecookingunit{cup}
\cudefinename {English}
	{
		{cup}   {cup}[cups]
		{oz}    {ounce}[ounces]
	}

\newcounter{stepnum}

\makeatletter

%% From Donald Arseneau. Add after the wrapping text. Whew!
\def\wrapfill{% Just glad it works.
	\par
  \ifx\parshape\WF@fudgeparshape
	\nobreak
	\ifnum\c@WF@wrappedlines>\@ne
	  \advance\c@WF@wrappedlines\m@ne
	  \vskip\c@WF@wrappedlines\baselineskip
	  \global\c@WF@wrappedlines\z@
	\fi
	\allowbreak
	\WF@finale
  \fi
}


%% Used for the headnote and in \showit
%% If the text is small it is placed on one line;
%% otherwise it is put into a raggedright paragraph.
\long\def\testoneline#1{%
  \sbox\@tempboxa{#1}%
  \ifdim \wd\@tempboxa <0.75\linewidth
		\begingroup
			\itshape
			#1\par
		\endgroup
  \else
	\parbox{0.75\linewidth}{\raggedright\itshape#1}%
	\par
  \fi
}

\newif\if@mainmatter \@mainmattertrue

%% Borrowed from book.cls
\newcommand\frontmatter{%
	\cleardoublepage
	\@mainmatterfalse
	\pagenumbering{roman}
	\tableofcontents}
\newcommand\mainmatter{%
	\cleardoublepage
	\@mainmattertrue
	\pagenumbering{arabic}}
\makeatother

%% Vary the colors at will

\definecolor{vegcolor}{rgb}{0,0.5,0.2}
\colorlet{gfcolor}{brown}
\definecolor{frzcolor}{rgb}{0,0.8,0.8}
\definecolor{dessertcolor}{rgb}{0.5,0.2,0.1}
\definecolor{makeaheadcolor}{rgb}{0.5,0.5,0.6}

%% Thanks to alephzero for the excellent start:
%% #1 [optional headnote]; #2 Title of recipe; #3 [Initial instructions]
\NewDocumentCommand{\recipe}{o m o}{%
	\setcounter{stepnum}{0}%
	\newpage
	\thispagestyle{fancy}
	\lhead{}%
	\chead{}%
	\rhead{}%
	\lfoot{}%
	\rfoot{}%
	\section{#2}%
	\IfNoValueF{#1}{\begin{center}\testoneline{#1}\end{center}}
	\IfNoValueF{#3}{\noindent\emph{#3}\par\medskip}
}
\newcommand{\serves}[2][Serves]{%
	\chead{#1 #2}}
\newcommand{\dishtype}[1]{%
	\rhead{#1}%
}
\newcommand{\dishother}[1]{%
	\lhead{#1}%
}
\newcommand{\vegetarian}{%
	{\large\color{vegcolor}\textbf{V}}%
}
\newcommand{\glutenfree}{%
	{\large\color{gfcolor}\textbf{GF}}%
}
\newcommand{\freeze}{%
	{\large\color{frzcolor}\textbf{F}}%
}
\newcommand{\dessert}{%
	{\large\color{dessertcolor}\textbf{D}}%
}
\newcommand{\makeahead}{%
	{\large\color{makeaheadcolor}\textbf{M}}%
}
%% Optional arguments for alternate names for these:
\newcommand{\preptime}[2][Prep time]{%
	\lfoot{#1: #2}%
}
\newcommand{\cooktime}[2][Cook time]{%
	\rfoot{#1: #2}%
}
\newcommand{\temp}[1]{%
	#1°C}
%% Optional argument is the width of the graphic, default = 1in
\newcommand{\showpic}[3][1in]{%
	\begin{center}
		\bigskip
			\includegraphics[width=#1]{#2}%
			\par
			\medskip
			\testoneline{#3}%
			\par
	\end{center}%
}

\NewDocumentEnvironment{step}{}{%
	\parindent0pt
	\leftskip0pt
	\begin{minipage}{\textwidth}
		\begin{wrapfigure}{r}{0pt}
			\kern-0.5em
			\vrule width 1pt\enskip
			\begin{minipage}{0.5\textwidth}
				\leftskip=1.5em
				\parindent=-1.5em
				\parskip=0.25em
				\obeylines
}{%
		\wrapfill
	\end{minipage}
	\medskip
}

\NewDocumentCommand{\method}{}{%
			\end{minipage}
		\end{wrapfigure}
		\rightskip0pt plus 2em
		\parskip0.25em
		\everypar={\llap{\stepcounter{stepnum}\hbox to 1.5em{\thestepnum.\hfill}}}
}


\pagestyle{plain}
\setlength{\intextsep}{0pt}


\begin{document}
\fontfamily{lmss}\selectfont
\frontmatter

\mainmatter

\input{orderedrecipes.tex}

\end{document}