Huma is an accomplished writer, who has written for The Guardian for five years, and now also writes for a variety of publications including The Times, The Metro and City AM.
Huma was Highly Commended and named One to Watch in the Women of the Future Media Awards (2008) and was a finalist in the Prince of Wales Mosaic Talent awards in the Arts, Culture and Media category. In 2007, she was named Most Promising Newcomer at the BIBA press awards and was included in the High Commission of Pakistan's glittering line up of Britstars: The Very Best of British Pakistanis. Huma has also appeared on BBC Breakfast and on the BBC Asian Network.
Click here to view all of Huma's work for the Guardian (print and online), including life and style and consumer features. A selection of her freelance work appears below.
“They say the perfect pair of shoes finishes an outfit, but as I rush out of the door, discarding summer wedges for black MBT trainers, I'm not sure this is what the fashionistas had in mind...”
“When my time comes, it will most definitely rain on my wedding day. I've been warned several times. Not by fortune-tellers, but by my mother, chiding when she's caught me scraping the bottom of a pan of kheer, a sweet Pakistani rici pudding and one of my all-time favourite desserts...”
“When I crave my mother's Pakistani cooking, I turn to Kamila Shamsie's Salt and Saffron. I linger over descriptions of syrupy jalebis and buttery naans and taste not just food, but faded memories of childhood summers...”
“If you'd prefer to avoid artificial food colourings choked with e-numbers, then you have to be a little more imaginative when it comes to cake decorating the natural way...”
“Whether it's the Barefoot Contessa baking velvety chocolate cake and nutty brownies (did you see that one? God bless the Food Network) or Carrie Bradshaw and co biting into perfectly iced cupcakes, the Americans somehow have a way with cake that is so much more indulgent than our pristine British afternoon teas...”
“I eat like a low-fat queen, offered platters of California sushi rolls one night and grilled pineapple salad the next. Memories of the disastrous buffet pale into insignificance when the mains arrive, be it a lime and ginger-soaked sea bass parcel or tender scallops poised on seared spinach...”
“Upon waking up jetlagged on the first day of a trip to the US, I couldn't wait to sink my teeth into a stack of American pancakes...”
“Small is beautiful. But as someone who lives in a flat that is referred to as the "doll's house", when it comes to living space, small has no choice but to be practical too”
“Hands up, who doesn't like cake? Exactly...”
“Thinking of redecorating? Before you take the plunge, try the interior designer's' trick of making a moodboard”
“Our noughties homes were characterised by comfort, colour, thrift and green living”
“The perfect gifts for those that fancy themselves a Masterchef, Domestic Goddess, bachelor boys or family guys and ladies who like luxury”
“Like most pretty things, orchids are a little high maintenance and a bit picky...”
“Surrounded by chintz and flowers, dainty china and silver, afternoon tea is a specific market. But it can also be quite kitsch and cool...”
“A chair is not just a chair - it's a product of the age in which it was designed...”
“British ceramics and chinaware are well and truly thriving, with a crop of new young designers creating fabulous and fresh ranges for our tables...”
“With a little bit of imagination, you can make an identikit piece of plain Ikea furniture all your own...”
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er Little Place is written and edited by writer Huma Qureshi, who loves all things homestyle and home comfort. Click on the