Cook 3 recipes from Aspen Chef Mawa McQueen's new cookbook 'Mawa's Way'

Mawa McQueen considers herself an entrepreneur first and chef second, and now she's added author to her list of titles.

Chef McQueen's culinary perspective draws influence from classic French fare where she was raised and went to culinary school, traditional West African dishes from Ivory Coast where she was born, as well as fresh, seasonal fan-favorite foods served at her highly-lauded restaurant, Mawa's Kitchen.

Now, home cooks across the country who don't live close enough for a lunch break at one of her Aspen, Colorado, hotspots, can get a taste of her award-nominated food with her debut cookbook, "Mawa's Way: Recipes and Stories from Mawa's Kitchen in Aspen."

McQueen shared three delicious recipes with "Good Morning America" below from the book that's full of vibrant recipes.

"Don't let the James Beard Nomination and my aura of confidence fool you," McQueen penned in the forward of her book. "Until very recently, the majority of my ideas and attempts to support myself and build businesses have been failures. In fact, you should know that I was thinking of walking away from cooking just a few short months before the James Beard Award semifinalist honor."

She continued, "I know that's a weird way to introduce a cookbook about a restaurant that many would deem a success, after all, it is because of Mawa's Kitchen that I am writing this book, but I think it's important to be honest in all aspects of life."

For this cookbook, McQueen wanted to focus on the life she's built in Aspen -- but you can read more about her journey to this point here.