Creamed Chipped Beef, Biscuits, Fruit

My husband is on the city council. There are nights where he comes home just fast enough to see us and run back out to the meeting. On a normal day we don't eat dinner until 7, when he gets home, but on these days, I'd much rather eat at a regular time. So usually I go for quick and easy cooking and sometimes I'll let the kids eat in front of the tv for dinner, so I also usually go for not too messy.

Creamed Chipped Beef
4T Butter
4T Flour
3 c Milk
Pepper
Dried Beef

Melt the butter. Add the flour and make a roux. Then add the milk. When it starts thickening a bit, season with pepper and add the cut up dried beef. Serve over toast or biscuits. We've also made it with bacon and sausage instead of the beef.