Last summer was my first season and it did really well. We had abundant runner beans, courgettes, rocket, spinach, celery, radishes, kale, lettuce and not-so-abundant broccoli, spring onions, leeks, potatoes and tomatoes. I'm still eating the brussel sprouts and we had plenty for xmas dinner! I suspect the success was mainly due to the slugs and snails not discovering the patch until later in the season and I'm going to have to fight them off this year.
As for recipes, I'm into wholefoods and currently looking for subs for my less healthy buys like mayo and cheese. Home made mayo has been OK (room for improvement!) but today's attempt at cashew cheese has resulted in something resembling hummus ha ha. Tasty, yes, but cheese it ain't. I love tasty curries and stews, such as "maghmour" - the lebanese moussaka which is aubergines and chickpeas stewed with tomatoes, onions and garlic flavoured with mint and smoked paprika...very yummy