Few quick question and opinions...
Opinions - Put the bottom navlinks inside where you have the "

bar and keep the cellpadding so the beige color still stays at the bottom.
Also at the bottom you dont have the corners arounded like you do at the top. Think it would look a little cleaner if you had them like the tops.
Maybe add the random header to where your current logo is. Or put a rotating banner/advertisement that you have at the very top inside that orange/reddish area... ( ???? )
Questions..
At the bottom you have "DominicanCooking.com and owner" why the "
and owner" ??
Also you said you didnt use vbgeek. Did you make that mod yourself. Care to release it here ?
main page your "news and annoucements" "Featured Dominican Recipe" etc. is that with cmps or also part of what you coded?