Nectarine and Macadamia Frangipane Tart

Moments of crisis often prove to be the spur for creative thinking, as many country shows proved in 2007 when, just as the spring show season was getting into full swing, a major outbreak of equine flu shut down horse events across most of Australia.

With horses quarantined to stop the spread of the highly contagious disease, organisers were suddenly faced with the prospect of empty arenas and low attendances if they could not quickly find a way to fill the space and entertain their