Coming to Tulsa from New York, the wealth of produce so easily available amazed me. It was as if I was visiting a new friend's house and mentioned that my favorite wine was Chateau whatever which cost $200 a bottle, and my friend said, we have a faucet in the kitchen that gives you all you want of that wine anytime. I got to know people whose families lived on farms and their dinners were just plain miracles. I wrote an essay about it here:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/417773

I think you don't need elaborate recipes, the simplest way of preparing the vegetables will bring out that incomparable flavor.