hellorecipe.rb

# This is a Chef recipe file. It can be used to specify resources which will
# apply configuration to a server.
log "Welcome to Chef, #{node["starter_name"]}!" do
  level :info
    cookbook_file "helloworld.txt" do
      path "/Users/rossmohan/HELLOWORLD.TXT"
      action :create_if_missing
end
end

# You can't nest resources like that so it will fail, as you've seen.
# Try this instead
log "Welcome to Chef, #{node["starter_name"]}!" do
  level :info
end

cookbook_file "helloworld.txt" do
  path "/Users/rossmohan/HELLOWORLD.TXT"
  action :create_if_missing
end

Works like a champ. You rock. Thanks.