Move over, Martha Stewart—there’s a new self-proclaimed queen of domesticity in town. Megan Markle’s latest Netflix venture, *With Love, Megan*, promises to inspire us all with groundbreaking homemaking tips. But if the debut episode is any indication, the show is less about innovation and more about unintentional comedy. From transferring pretzels from one bag to another to questionable pasta recipes, Megan’s foray into lifestyle content has left the internet buzzing—and not in the way she might have hoped.
In the first episode, Megan showcases her hosting skills as she prepares for a visit from her friend and makeup artist, Daniel Martin. While her effort is admirable, the execution is hilariously underwhelming. Alongside arranging flowers and making truffle popcorn, Megan decides to elevate her hosting game by removing Trader Joe’s peanut butter pretzel nuggets from their original packaging and placing them into a plastic bag labeled “peanut butter pretzels.” Yes, you read that right. The internet wasted no time roasting this move, with one viral post perfectly summing up the absurdity: *“I’m so glad Megan Markle has a new show on Netflix where I can watch her take pretzels out of a labeled bag and put them into a new bag, then label it. The people’s Martha Stewart, indeed.”*
Podcaster Zack Peter also chimed in, poking fun at Megan’s decision to label the bag, quipping, *“In case Daniel’s allergic to peanut butter—despite knowing it’s his favorite snack.”* But the real pièce de résistance of the episode? Megan’s pasta recipe. At first glance, it seems innocent enough—who doesn’t love a simple pasta dish? However, internet sleuths quickly uncovered that Megan’s “original” recipe bears a striking resemblance to one published by none other than Martha Stewart herself.
A reader of *Lainey Gossip* made the discovery: the recipe, which has been on Martha’s website since at least 2013, was recently updated with the cheeky subheading, *“The original and the best.”* Coincidence? Or a subtle dig at Megan’s attempt at reinvention? Knowing Martha, it’s hard not to suspect a little shade was thrown in the most elegant way possible.
The online reactions were nothing short of golden. One commenter remarked, *“Yep, I made that recipe back in 2013. Nothing is original with her.”* Another quipped, *“Do you think they added ‘the original and best’ after Megan’s show? Go get her, Martha!”* And let’s not forget the critique of Megan’s version of the recipe: *“So she used one cup less water than she was supposed to? That must have been like eating rubber. Can you imagine trying to eat that pasta with a straight face and not choking on it?”*
This whole debacle raises some important questions: Does Megan Markle actually cook? Does she entertain guests herself, or is this all just an elaborate performance for the cameras? After all, it’s hard to believe that she and Prince Harry don’t have a full staff handling these tasks behind the scenes. Yet here she is, trying to position herself as the millennial Martha Stewart—minus the credibility, expertise, or charm.
Look, no one is saying Megan Markle can’t have a cooking show. But if she’s going to attempt to be a lifestyle icon, she might want to bring something fresh to the table—literally. So far, *With Love, Megan* feels less like the arrival of a modern Ina Garten and more like an out-of-touch attempt at domesticity, one pretzel bag at a time.
As for Martha Stewart? She’s probably somewhere on her picturesque New England farm, sipping a perfectly chilled glass of wine, watching this whole thing unfold, and thinking to herself, *“Bless her heart.”*
In the first episode, Megan showcases her hosting skills as she prepares for a visit from her friend and makeup artist, Daniel Martin. While her effort is admirable, the execution is hilariously underwhelming. Alongside arranging flowers and making truffle popcorn, Megan decides to elevate her hosting game by removing Trader Joe’s peanut butter pretzel nuggets from their original packaging and placing them into a plastic bag labeled “peanut butter pretzels.” Yes, you read that right. The internet wasted no time roasting this move, with one viral post perfectly summing up the absurdity: *“I’m so glad Megan Markle has a new show on Netflix where I can watch her take pretzels out of a labeled bag and put them into a new bag, then label it. The people’s Martha Stewart, indeed.”*
Podcaster Zack Peter also chimed in, poking fun at Megan’s decision to label the bag, quipping, *“In case Daniel’s allergic to peanut butter—despite knowing it’s his favorite snack.”* But the real pièce de résistance of the episode? Megan’s pasta recipe. At first glance, it seems innocent enough—who doesn’t love a simple pasta dish? However, int
