"The Kitchen Garden Cookbook" by Sylvia Thompson, for good ideas on cooking some of those vegetables you've never tried before. And its companion book "The Kitchen Garden" for tips on growing those same veggies.
http://www.amazon.com/Kitchen-Garden-Cookbook-Sylvia-Thompson/dp/0553374761
http://www.amazon.com/Kitchen-Garden-Sylvia-Thompson/dp/0553081381
http://www.amazon.com/Kitchen-Garden-Cookbook-Sylvia-Thompson/dp/0553374761
http://www.amazon.com/Kitchen-Garden-Sylvia-Thompson/dp/0553081381