What's the markup for "unrelated long-winded story because I wanted to be a writer"? :) Great idea, and I agree with another commenter that a github-style recipe sharing/forking system would be a good addition.
Beyond just looking at the timing, I want to know how a cook thinks about the dish. If you open cookbooks, the intro spiel is common, and I often find it more helpful than the actual text of the recipe. There's a million places I can read a recipe for pad Thai, but Andy Ricker and Leela Punyaratabandhu have some deep insight that is very valuable.
Certainly some authors are crappy writers and don't add value here - I don't follow those people. Googling for recipes will turn those people up too often.