If you’re looking for a creamy white sauce that’s both easy to master and incredibly versatile, this basic simple bechamel sauce is your answer. As one of the classic French mother sauces, béchamel ...

One of the first and most valuable things I learned to cook was a basic white sauce. A simple mixture of butter, flour and milk creates a rich, velvety base you can turn into just about anything you ...

I’ve never been one for gravy -- in the worst cases, it’s lumpy and tastes of uncooked flour; in the best cases, it’s viscous and generic. I’m a sauce girl. Sauces are elegant, clean, smart and ...

I started making sauces when I was in junior high school home economics class with a basic white sauce or cream sauce. It called for one tablespoon butter, melted and one tablespoon flour, stirred in.

I’ve never been one for gravy -- in the worst cases, it’s lumpy and tastes of uncooked flour; in the best cases, it’s viscous and generic. I’m a sauce girl. Sauces are elegant, clean, smart and ...