Puréed Courgettes with Tomatoes

There can be little in life more pleasurable than chatting with friends around the tabun, the traditional clay oven in the backyard of village homes, during the first days of spring when the easterly wind hits dry and spirits are in want of rejuvenation. While the marrows and tomatoes slowly grill on the last embers of the morning fire, it is the perfect time to catch up on all the village gossip and discuss plans for the spring. If this scene has been relegated to days past, at least the d