Too many of these recipes tried to hard to look like meat dishes (Seitan Pot roast? If I wanted pot roast, I wouldn't be buying a vegan cookbook!). Also, they never tasted good, and I'm no novice in the kitchen!The recipes I tried:--Southwestern Beans (the onions turned rancid; onions shouldn't be in a crockpot for more than a couple of hours)--Very Vegetable Gumbo (SO bland--definitely not a gumbo!)--Corn Chowder (resulted in a separated mass of soggy ingredients that tasted awful)--Brown Rice-Stuffed Squash (resulting textures and flavors made me gag)--Five Layer Vegetable Strata (a soggy, slimy mess. Yuck)--Cornbread-Topped Southwestern Pie (cornbread topping turned to glop because leavening/flour ratio was off as was moisture content)--Lentil Bolognese Sauce (texture of lentils was off, and the sauce tastes more Chef Boyardee than Italian)--Pumpkin-pecan bread (soggy and flavorless. I'm a bread-baker who couldn't believe how bad this recipe was!)