Meghan Markle steps into the world of lifestyle and homemaking with With Love, Meghan. From homemade bath salts to beekeeping and elegant cooking hacks, here’s everything we learned from the new Netflix series.
Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, is stepping into the world of lifestyle and homemaking with her new Netflix series, With Love, Meghan. The eight-episode show, filmed in Montecito, takes viewers inside Meghan Markle’s approach to hosting, cooking, crafting, and home life, offering a mix of aspirational and practical tips for everyday living.
The series, originally set to debut in January but delayed due to the Los Angeles wildfires, premiered on Tuesday. It marks a return to familiar territory for Meghan Markle, who previously ran the popular lifestyle blog The Tig before marrying Prince Harry. Now, she’s back to sharing her love for elegant yet effortless living, this time on screen.
From DIY bath salts to beekeeping and cooking tricks, here are five standout tips we learned from the first episode.
1. Handmade Bath Salts for Guests
For Meghan Markle, preparing for houseguests is an art form. She shares her approach to creating a warm, welcoming environment, paying attention to the small details that make a stay feel special.
In the first episode, Meghan Markle prepares a gift tray for her longtime makeup artist and friend, Daniel Martin. Among the thoughtful additions is a jar of homemade bath salts, a blend of Epsom salts, arnica oil, lavender, and pink salt. She also includes a small “teabag” of dried rosebuds and lavender, ensuring that the flowers don’t clog the bathtub drain.
Beyond the bathroom, Meghan Markle ensures her guest’s bedside table is equally inviting, arranging a small bouquet of flowers and providing a bowl of truffle popcorn for a late-night snack.
2. A Love for Beekeeping
The show kicks off with Meghan Markle engaging in an unexpected activity—beekeeping. Accompanied by beekeeper Branden Aroyan, she watches as he opens a hive to harvest honey, describing the experience as “a reminder to do something that scares you a little bit.”
Though she admits she wasn’t always a fan of honey, Meghan Markle says that keeping bees has given her a newfound appreciation for the process. She even takes part in scraping honey from the hive frame and straining it for purity.
3. DIY Beeswax Candles
Meghan Markle’s love for crafting is also on display as she transforms leftover beeswax into handmade candles. She and Martin work quickly to melt the wax, mix in scented oils, and pour the blend into containers.
One of Meghan Markle’s tricks for keeping the wick centered while the candle sets? Using a lollipop stick with a hole in the middle to hold it in place. She sticks the wick to the bottom of the container with a bit of wax and threads the top through the stick, ensuring a perfect, even burn.
4. Simple Ways to Elevate Cooking
Throughout the episode, Meghan Markle emphasizes that small details can make a big difference in cooking and presentation.
She prepares a crudités platter, explaining that the key to making it look more polished is adding small fresh flowers on top of the vegetables. When plating spaghetti, she suggests twirling the pasta around a fork before placing it on the plate to create a more elegant shape rather than a pile of noodles.
When baking a cake, Meghan Markle uses a serrated bread knife to level out each layer before assembling. Instead of a traditional piping bag, she shares her favorite hack—using a Ziploc bag with a snipped corner to swirl buttercream and raspberry jam between layers.
5. Homemade Berry Jam with a Sentimental Touch
The raspberry jam Meghan Markle uses in her cake is homemade with berries from her garden. She shares that she also makes apple butter, a recipe inspired by her grandmother.
The tradition of homemade preserves is something she hopes to pass down to her children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. “I hope they associate jam-making with the sweet smells of home,” she says.
When launching her lifestyle brand in April 2024, Meghan Markle even sent jars of homemade strawberry jam to influencers and friends. Each jar was labeled one through 50, a gesture that sparked unexpected reactions. “It was not a ranking,” Meghan Markle clarifies. “It was just ‘let me share them.’” Still, she admits she saved jar number one for her mother, Doria Ragland.
With Love, Meghan showcases the Duchess of Sussex in a new light—embracing her love for home, hosting, and family traditions. While the show offers plenty of picture-perfect moments, it also highlights Meghan Markle’s belief in simple joys, whether it’s a well-set guest room, a beautifully plated meal, or a homemade candle.
As the series continues, viewers can expect more insights into Meghan Markle’s California lifestyle, with special guest appearances, personal anecdotes, and creative inspirations along the way.
Would you try any of Meghan Markle’s lifestyle tips? With Love, Meghan is now streaming on Netflix.
