I have been trying for years to make green beans with bacon and never really
liked the end result. But now? I've got it! I started with perhaps a
dozen slices of cooked bacon, cut into small pieces, then added two
shallots, also cut in small pieces. Cooked until the shallot was just
tender and starting to brown. Added a large can of green beans that I got
at Big Lots for 80 cents. Wish I had bought more as they are really good
beans and we eat a lot of beans in this house!

So it seems for me to like them, I need the canned ones. Perhaps because
this is the way my grandma made them. I kept trying with fresh beans and
the end result while edible wasn't quite what I wanted.

So I have a big mess of these and a little bit of mashed potatoes on the
side. I have perfected those as well. Found a bottle of butter flavored
extract in the cupboard and added a few drops. Gave them the rich flavor
that I wanted, since I can't use real butter or even milk. Yum!