Author Archives for Sara Burnett

Attention Licorice Lovers


The bucolic description on the back of the Black Ace Licorice package reads “Black Ace Licorice reminds us of forgotten summer days spent hanging out on the back porch with your best friend, a game of hide and seek or skipping a rock across the pond.” There is a creative writer somewhere in their marketing […]

Translucent Appeal


The first few bites are always the best.
Perhaps it was the alluring candy coated shells, or perhaps it was the cute 3”x 3” clear box, or perhaps it was the fact that I just had a less than satiating dinner at The Olive Garden, but it took only 20 seconds for me to tear open […]

Homemade Chocolate Crisps


My mother always said there would be days like these. And if I were my mother, I would have had leftovers loaves of sweet breads and cookies waiting in the freezer that I could have easily thawed in a moment’s notice. But alas, I’m not my mother and I don’t even come close to rivaling […]

Sara Burnett

I'm 25 years old and recently moved to Vermont. I work in publishing, but have an eye to towards food writing, at least as a hobby of mine. Of course, I also have an interest in fitness and nutrition and contribute regularly to Fitfare and occasionally to SugarSavvy. I'm always looking to subject my boyfriend, friends, and family to new tastes and cooking experiments, and for the most part, think they enjoy being my guinea pigs as well. ;)