It sounds like Facebook tracks non-registered users as well, so everything you’re saying remains true for everyone who doesn’t have a pretty strong security posture.
If OP isn’t blocking third party cookies, FB scripts, and piholing unwanted requests, they might as well join the platform and get the tenuous benefits it provides.
I use ones from recipe books. I like that the recipe is in a book because
The screen doesn’t turn off when I’m cooking.
The recipe usually fits on a page, so I don’t need to touch it after I start.
I can scribble my modifications on it with a pencil.
I mark the good ones with torn up bits of paper sticking out.
I like having a bunch of recipe books around. Most of them were gifts, so cooking from them reminds me of who I got them from.
I’ve tried bookmarks to websites, copying recipes to Google Docs/Keep. It feels like work. Worse, when I’m cooking, I need a way to keep my phone/tablet screen on. I’m usually listening to a podcast or using a timer on my phone, so then I need to switch apps, etc.