Punteha was editor of Real Homes before joining Homes & Gardens. She has written and edited wellbeing, cooking, lifestyle, and consumer pieces for the national press for 17 years, working across print and digital newspapers and magazines. She’s a Sunday Times bestselling ghostwriter, former BBC Good Food columnist, and founding editor of independent magazine, Lacuna Voices. Punteha loves cooking, especially her family's Persian recipes and has tested and reviewed home appliances, including slow cookers, air fryers, the latest robot vacuums and video doorbells. Punteha is disabled and in chronic pain, so adaptively paced household tasks that make her household run smoothly are her focus.