Hidden inside a cute recipe book is the power to unlock recipes without the need to complete career tracks etc. It unlocks not just food recipes but also fabricator furniture recipes and spells/potions!
Sims will react to the death of aquaintances, not so close relatives, disliked sims,... less strong as they do without this mod. The moodlets are shortened and less strong.
The nophonenotification package stops other Sims from calling you to tell that a Sim has died.