Zoe Bain

7-second life story: I was pre-med in college, until I realized that I could turn baking my problems away (instead of doing my chem homework) into a profession. Hometown: Los Angeles 3 things I make better than anyone else: Pancakes (they are a Sunday morning staple for the Bain family), cookie dough (I will take the raw stuff over just-out-of-the-oven cookies any day), chili Recipe I'm on the eternal hunt for: The easiest-ever, throw-together soup that I still have time to make after work Kitchen technique I just can't get right: Poaching eggs. I swirl the water, just like everyone says I should, but it never works. #fail Follow me on Twitter @zoeabain.