White Sauce

• Butter, 1 tablespoon
• Flour, 1 tablespoon
• Milk, 1/2 cup
• Salt and Pepper

Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat, then add the flour gradually with a whisk.  Once blended, work in the milk slowly.  Cook for 3-5 minutes, then season and pepper to taste.

Also known as Cream Sauce, this is the basis for a number of variations of sauces, not to mention many soups as well.  As idiot-proof this is, you should make plenty of it.