Ok, i just changed the look of my site using your advice, which is better? Before (italianrecipes.ca - still havent updated new version) After (http://www.italianrecipes.ca/test/indextest.htm)
I personally like the second one better , but you need a logo. It seems that you reserved the space for it, but it's just some text now. the first design had a Pizza font for the word Italian. But a logo should be more than just a word in a fancy font. just me 2 cents