Apple- Orange Cranberry Dessert Squares

Ok, so these squares are amazing. I first got this recipe a long time ago from Williams-Sonoma when they were making it in the store and I fell in love and bought two jars of their relish on the spot! I was so excited... until I lost the recipe. I tried in earnest to try to find the recipe again to no avail. I had an extra bottle of relish I had no use for, so I just stored it in hopes of finding the recipe again. Which I did! I just happenstanced on WS making a variation of these squares and I couldn't believe my luck, apparently one of the workers had kept her copy from years back ! Bless her, she must be a kindred spirit of mine. Anyway, I'm posting this so I will never lose this again as well as to spread the good word. So try it! :)

First, you will need the New England Apple-Orange Cranberry Relish from Williams-Sonoma. The jars are a little pricey at $10.50 but it's totally worth it and they almost always go on sale for $4.99.

Apple- Orange Cranberry Dessert Squares

1 box of yellow cake mix

1 Jar Williams-Sonoma Apple-Orange Cranberry Relish

3 Eggs

1 T. Flour

1/4 cup of sugar

3/4 cup of butter

3 T. milk

1 t. cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Reserve 1 cup of the cake mix and set aside.

Mix remaining cake mix with 1/2 cup of melted butter and 1 egg. Press mixture lightly into the bottom of a 9x13 pan.

Mix 1 jar of Williams-Sonoma Apple-Orange Cranberry Relish with 2 large eggs and 3 tablespoons of milk and pour over cake mixture in pan.

Mix to a crumble the 1 cup reserved cake mix with 1 tablespoon of flour, 1/4 cup of sugar, 1/4 cup of soft butter, and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon- crumble over the top of the cranberry layer.

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 35-40 minutes or until golden. Cool & serve.

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Heirarchy

I love working for my new company because they treat us little people well! Just check out the views from my new spot!

1. Fall leaves 2. Buildings out of my right window 3. Desk w/ orange stress ball 4.Downtown SLC view

Snow!

We had our first snow of the season on Friday night and it was beautiful the next morning! I was in love with the snow when I woke up, but that love quickly faded as the day progressed and I became aware of the reality of winter. Brrrrrrrrrrrrr. (But it sure is pretty!)

1. Tree just outside of our apartment the morning after the first snowfall. I call this "Magestic Frost" haha jk

Date Night

This weekend was wonderful! Brendan took me out to dinner at the Old Spaghetti Factory at Trolley Square for dinner before taking me to the Utah Symphony! Even better was they were playing Beethoven's 7th- which is one of my most favorite symphonies!! It was so amazing. Going to the Utah Symphony was also important to me because my great-grandfather (Papa) conducted the Utah Symphony his whole career and my mother was taught by him and played in it as well. It was so fun being somewhere where I knew my heritage existed! My family is still very musical, aside from myself, and I love how much music has influenced my life as well as my family's. Here are some of the pictures from the night:

1. Sculpture at the symphony hall 2. Bubba at the symphony 3. Little old me

Brendan and I were both curious about what the conductor was actually doing- seeing as neither of us are musically talented and had never before needed one. Here is an interesting video we found of my favorite movement of the symphony that shows all the different parts of the orchestra and how aware the conductor needs to be of each one. (Beware, this is a long clip, but totally worth it). It is really impressive. Respect, Papa.