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Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has returned to the small screen with a new cooking and lifestyle show that was released on Netflix on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Filmed at a property near her home in sunny Montecito, Calif., the eight-episode series positions Meghan, 43, as a modern domestic goddess<\/a> embracing the do-it-yourself delights of cooking, crafting and entertaining. <\/p>\n \u201cLove is in the details, gang,\u201d she says on an episode of the show, while preparing her own lavender towels.<\/p>\n The series, which Netflix has pitched as \u201cinspiring,\u201d saying it \u201creimagines<\/a> the genre of lifestyle programming,\u201d is directed by Michael Steed, who worked on \u201cAnthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown.\u201d It is executive produced by Meghan and is loosely organized around a series of creative projects \u2014 teaching a friend to make bread, throwing a game night for friends and planning a brunch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u201cWe\u2019re not in the pursuit of perfection,\u201d Meghan explains in the show as she makes crepes. \u201cWe\u2019re in the pursuit of joy.\u201d<\/p>\n It has been about five years since Meghan, and her husband, Prince Harry, officially stepped back from their royal duties in Britain. The family is now firmly planted in Southern California. Prince Archie is 5 and Princess Lilibet is 3.<\/p>\n And now, in the empire-building tradition of lifestyle gurus like Martha Stewart and Ina Garten, Meghan is about to drop a lot of Meghan, with some help from guests like the actress Mindy Kaling and the chef Roy Choi, along with some of Meghan\u2019s close friends.<\/p>\n This spring, she is expected to release products, such as fruit preserves, from her new lifestyle brand As Ever<\/a>, as well as a new podcast<\/a> with Lemonada Media.<\/p>\n Here are details on the harvests, recipes, crafts and theories on the good life that she shares in the new series, which feels a lot like a billboard for her next chapter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The series moves away from the stand-and-stir format of cooking shows and opts for a more conversational approach \u2014 think \u201cComedians in Cars Getting Coffee\u201d \u2026 if they were making pickles.<\/p>\n \u201cI love feeding people,\u201d Meghan says. \u201cIt is probably my love language.\u201d<\/p>\n She chats with Ms. Kaling about eating fast food as a child while she demonstrates how to cut kid-friendly sandwiches into little shapes for a children\u2019s party. Mr. Choi talks about going to Meghan\u2019s school for dances, as they get ready to make Korean-style fried chicken. While preparing focaccia with Delfina Blaquier, the wife of the polo player Nacho Figueras \u2014 whom Harry knows through polo \u2014 Meghan reflects on her time living in Argentina.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Seemingly as much as she can.<\/p>\n She uses the leftover wax from a beehive to make candles, scented with essential oils. She cuts out dog biscuits, made with leftover bacon. She even does something thoughtful for the family\u2019s chickens, who are given a block of ice filled with fruits and vegetables. For a brunch, prepped with the guidance of the chef Alice Waters, Meghan, a calligraphy expert, writes her own menus, in careful penmanship.<\/p>\n \u201cYou set your guests up so they have an amazing experience,\u201d she says, \u201cand everyone can relax and enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n So many things!<\/p>\n The series opens with a shot of bees, and cuts to Meghan at the beehive, where she helps to collect the honey. A fan of to-go gifts, she also demonstrates to viewers how to build a harvest basket with lemons, cucumbers and napa cabbage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Meghan picks fresh berries for her jams and citrus fruits that she uses to make dehydrated garnishes for cocktails, which she serves to friends during a game of mahjong.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Ms. Kaling asks the same question.<\/p>\n \u201cI like high and low,\u201d Meghan says, explaining that she is wearing white Zara pants, a cream short-sleeved Loro Piana T-shirt and a cream-and-white striped Jenni Kayne sweater.<\/p>\n Throughout the series, she wears lots of casually elegant neutrals, in creams, tans and blues as well as the occasional floral dress (and one white Northwestern University sweatshirt).<\/p>\n Not really.<\/p>\n Unlike \u201cHarry & Meghan,\u201d the 2022 Netflix documentary series that focused on the couple\u2019s relationship and their decision to step back from the British royal family, this is Meghan\u2019s show.<\/p>\n Her family, though, is infused throughout. Meghan drops a few anecdotes about her children and Prince Harry into conversation. There are also many shots of her dogs. Harry makes an appearance onscreen in a final scene to celebrate her business, dressed crisply in a light blue button-down and sunglasses, as Meghan toasts people who have helped her along the way.<\/p>\n \u201cThis feels like a new chapter that I\u2019m so excited that I get to share,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd here we go, there\u2019s a business. All of that is part of that creativity that I\u2019ve missed so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhat does she cook?<\/h2>\n
What does she make by hand?<\/h2>\n
What does she harvest?<\/h2>\n
What does she wear?<\/h2>\n
Do we see much of Prince Harry or the rest of her family?<\/h2>\n