Punteha van Terheyden

Punteha was editor of Real Homes before joining Homes & Gardens as Head of Solved. Since 2008, she has written and edited cooking, wellbeing, lifestyle, and consumer pieces for the national press across print and digital newspapers and magazines, including BBC Good Food, Daily Mail, Metro, Mirror, Take a Break, Bella, Closer, Woman’s Own, and more. She’s also a Sunday Times bestselling ghostwriter, the founding editor of the independent real-life platform Lacuna Voices, and a journalism mentor who delivers guest lectures at universities. Punteha is an experienced home cook, perfecting complex family recipes from Iran, and spends her weekends at home with her husband, and and daughter in the quiet of the tranquil countryside. She is disabled and suffers from chronic pain, so small, adaptively-paced tasks that bring her joy, such as batch cooking, food prep and baking with her daughter, are her favorite kind. She has tested a multitude of household technology for practical, real-world usage, including kitchen appliances and vacuums, from Ninja, eufy, Ring, SwitchBot, Miele, Crock-Pot, and more.