Site Redesign

I'm working on the redesign of my food blog site www.ourfreshkitchen.com

I'm currently looking to highlight more the food photography and the recipes.

this is the home page.
Questions:
1. Do you prefer this color palette (brown + red) vs (green + pink)?
2. Do you like the Our Picks Display? (too big / too small) ?
3. Would you know there's more content on the bottom?