Meghan Markle is showing off her DIY skills on her new Netflix show.
The eight-episode With Love, Meghan series gave a glimpse of the Duchess of Sussex’s life in Montecito, California, with husband Prince Harry — and shared tips on baking, cooking, crafting and hosting while getting visits from several famous faces. (The couple, who tied the knot in 2018, share son Archie, 5, and daughter Lilibet, 3.)
While incorporating fresh produce from her gardens and eggs from her family’s chicken coop (called Archie’s Chick Inn), Meghan, 43, prepared dishes including multiple crudité platters, fruit rainbows, last-minute frittata — for pal Mindy Kaling — and homemade coffee creamer, sun tea and mason-jar cocktails.
“I love feeding people,” she said. “It’s my love language. The only thing better than eating food is making food for someone and watching them eat it with delight.”
Not all of the duchess’ creations are edible, though. The lifestyle series also includes the Suits alum making crafts, homemade gifts and more.
Scroll down to see the unusual things Meghan makes in her Netflix show:
Homemade Bath Salts
While preparing for an overnight visit from Suits makeup artist turned longtime pal Daniel Martin, Meghan shared her love of creating a guest room experience — including what’s at the side of the bed for them and “what’s in the bathroom for them to have a beautiful soak.”
Meghan made homemade bath salts using arnica, lavender and pink himalayan sea salt and placed the mixture inside a cute mason jar.
Kids’ Party Gift Bags
Prepping for a “mock-up tea party” with fellow mom Kaling, Meghan showed viewers how to make kids party gift bags with gardening tools, seeds, compostable pots and manuka honey sticks.
Fruit Rainbows
Meghan demonstrated how to make a giant fruit rainbow on a wooden board, joined by Kaling to cut bananas for the clouds. (She also made a miniature, single-serving fruit rainbow with yogurt suitable for a kid’s breakfast.) The pair reminisced on their time working on shows — Meghan worked on Suits for eight years while Kaling was on The Office for seven.
Pickled Strawberries
Visiting L.A.-based celebrity chef Roy Choi taught the duchess how to make all sort of pickles (or “quickles”) — including pickled strawberries, which Us is now eager to try.
Speaking of strawberries, while making ice cream parfaits with homemade strawberry preserves, Meghan recalled picking fresh strawberries with her daughter and then using them to make the preserves. “Lili and I made the batch together,” Meghan said. “‘No mama, I’ll do it, I’ll stir it, I’ll mash it … she’s proud. That part felt good!”
Take-Home Dog Treats
In honor of Delfina Blaquier’s visit, Meghan made take-home treats for her dog — including peanut butter, eggs and flour. (Blaquier is the wife of Harry’s pal Nachos Figueras.)
While reflecting on her furry friends, Meghan said, “They provide us with unconditional love so they get unconditional PB dog biscuits.” (She fed one treat to her own elderly dog, Guy, who makes frequent appearances on the series. The cute beagle has since passed away.)
Lavender Cooling Towels
When it comes to lavender-soaked towels — perfect to cool down after a hike with Blacquier — Meghan called it one of those “easy surprising delights that…will bring a lot of joy” and bring a “hotel experience at home.”
Harvest Basket
Before pal Vicky Tsai arrived, Meghan created a bountiful harvest basket for her from her garden — plus a carton of eggs with a custom label that reads, “Archie’s Chick Inn.”
“You’re not trying to create a harvest basket one meal,” she said. “You’re trying to create moments that they can pick from and each time they do that, they feel thought of.”
Meghan, who shared that she loves to keep the leaves on vegetables in harvest baskets and crudité platters for visual interest, offered a tip for those without a garden.
“We don’t all have a garden like this, I fully recognize that, I didn’t grow up with a garden like this,” she said. “But if you have a farmers’ market then you can definitely find something that if you have a bite of it and go ‘I wish they could try it!’ Then share it.”
Homemade Coffee Creamer
Despite coffee “not typically” being Meghan’s thing, she prepared the drink for Tsai complete with an indulgent homemade creamer with cream, condensed milk and vanilla bean.
Chili Oil
Meghan showed viewers how to make chili oil, explaining that she had a high tolerance for spice and is “ushering my family into my palate, but I love it.”
