5 fat basic sauce butter Recipes

shells manicotti (1 box) or 12 -14 cannelloni tubes (1 box), ricotta cheese (low-fat or part-skim), freshly grated parmesan cheese (divided 3/4 cup & 1/4 c), egg yolks, chopped fresh basil, lump crabmeat (optional) or 1/2 lb roasted & shredded cooked chicken (optional) or 1/2 lb chopped fresh spinach (optional), salt, fresh ground black pepper, tomato sauce (any jar sauce is fine, ricotta parmesan is my fave or use your favorite homemade basic .), butter or 4 tbsp margarine, all-purpose flour, milk (i use 1%), salt, fresh ground black pepper, nutmeg

onions -- diced, green bell pepper -- seeded and diced, stalk celery -- diced, bacon fat -- rendered, dried red beans -- kidney, smoked ham hocks, bay leaves, cayenne pepper, scallions -- chopped, salt and pepper -- to taste, tabasco sauce -- to taste, basic louisiana white rice (3 cups), chicken fat -- evoo or butter, onion -- minced, grain rice, chicken broth, bay leaf, salt -- (1 to 2)

reduced-fat creamy peanut butter, water, low-sodium soy sauce, grated peeled fresh ginger, crushed red pepper, hot cooked basic pasta, matchstick-cut carrots, coarsely chopped snow peas, chopped green onions

chicken stock (or vegetable stock), cornflour, skim evaporated milk (or soy milk), chicken stock, extra, onion powder , to taste, dried chives, dried parsley, salt & pepper, to taste