My girlfriend is working and I promised to cook Christmas dinner.  Not having corn, having green beans (other stuff as well), usually cook my beans with a little olive oil, then salt and pepper to tast.  Last year being in the same situation I did something a little different and did that awful green beans with the dry onions  .  .  .  mine sucked.  Someone suggested cooking the green beans with vermouth (did I spell it right), but don't believe it would be good.  I might try a caserol (think my spelling is bad tonight) if it's not to complicated.  Please help!  I need some nice good recipes to choose from.