Cowgirl chef: Texas cooking with a French accent

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Moving to Paris was the best bad decision that Texan Ellise Pierce ever made. Wooed to the city by a Frenchman, she soon found herself with just 100 euros in her bank account. So she launched a last-ditch effort to stay in the City of Light: She started her own catering business and began teaching other American expats how to re-create flavors from home. Using French ingredients and techniques from both sides of the Atlantic, she did more than found a culinary company & mdash;she created a unique style of cooking that & rsquo;s part Texas, part French, and all Cowgirl. include: Cornbread.;How I Found My Inner Cowgirl Chef; Cowgirl Chef Kitchen Basics; Cowgirlspeak: A Trail Guide; Chapter 1 APPETIZERS: Old Favorites and New Beginnings; Texas Killers; Sweet Potato Biscuits with Ham; Sweet Pea Pesto; Toasted Pita Chips; Eggplant Caviar; Basil Pesto Matchsticks (Pesto Allumettes); Mushroom Tapanade; Chicken Empanadas with Cilantro Yogurt; Cheesy Rosemary-Olive Flatbread; Tiny Tarts; Chapter 2 COWGIRLIFIED FRENCHY; Cowgirl Quiche; Cornbread Madeleines; Slice and Bake Hazelnut-Chocolate Chip Cookies; Peanut Butter-Chocolate Souffles; Paris Chicken Fricassee.