One of the issues that I came across while recreating my cookbook page was the use of vertical lines. It seemed like there was no easy way to make these lines other than drawing them unsteadily with just the mouse. After doing some digging, I found a potential solution to my problem, listed here: https://forums.adobe.com/thread/856188?start=0&tstart=0
This workaround doesn’t fix the fact that you cannot automate vertical lines in InDesign, but it does ease the process of drawing lines that are the exact sizes that you need. Drawing guidelines can help ensure that the lines are the same thickness and length throughout the entire document. It might also be possible to put the lines on a master page to ensure that they always show up.