Clean & Simple- I can see it now

Hello again! Over this past week I have continued to make progress. I have been playing around with layouts for my book, and am trying to find the exact visual feel I wanted. Below are the basic layout ideas that I am going to go for. The photographed used is a stock photo, but my idea behind this is to photograph my dishes in white bowls/plates and let the colors of the food itself stand out. The icons and additional illustrations of how to cook the foods will be bright and colorful, so I wanted to keep the rest of the spreads very simple and clean. I have made two different spread types shown below. The first spread would be for dishes with up to 9 directions to prepare the meal. The second spread will be used for dishes that require a longer more extensive list of directions.

I am focusing on creating my Ghant Chart and 3 page proposal right now and will have those for next Tuesday to post. Once I finish that, the cooking should commence! :)