Creating left navigation panel for a recipes site

Start by creating a rectangle with irregular site using pen tool.

Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply settings as shown.

Create another irregular rectangle as shown below.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply settings as shown.

Insert a few cutouts of knife and fork.
Place the cutouts as shown below.
Insert cutouts of a few eatables like cheese, bells & peppers etc. Place to fill the gaps.
Create a few circles where the fork is touching the bells & peppers.

 

Use cutouts of green chilies as navigation link dividers.
Type navigation links in between the green chilies