Duchess Meghan’s Most Relatable Food Quotes: ‘I Won’t Miss an Opportunity to Try Great Pasta’

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Duchess Meghan’s Most Relatable Food Quotes: ‘I Won’t Miss an Opportunity to Try Great Pasta’

She may be a duchess now but prior to shacking up in Kensington Palace Meghan Markle was an actress living a low-key life in Toronto who loved to cook, travel and eat delicious meals. [ami-related id="1351633" url="https://www.usmagazine.com/food/pictures/6-foods-pregnant-meghan-markle-cant-eat-during-her-pregnancy/" title="Pregnant Meghan Markle Can’t Eat 6 of Her Favorite Foods" target="" showsubt="false" thumb="false" imgsrc="https://www.usmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/meghan-markle-pregnant-foods-landing.jpg"] The self-described foodie even ran a now-defunct lifestyle blog called The Tig (named after her favorite wine) on which she shared recipes and lifestyle tips, and often talked about her favorite eats. Given Markle’s interest in cooking and food, it came as no surprise that one of the first projects she launched after her May 2018 wedding to Prince Harry was a cookbook (that she wrote the forward for) intended to raise funds for victims of the Grenfell Tower fire in London. [ami-related id="1074732" url="https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-are-engaged-a-timeline-of-their-relationship/" title="Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan: A Timeline of Their Relationship" target="" showsubt="false" thumb="false" imgsrc="https://www.usmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/prince-harry-meghan-markle-portrait-wedding1.jpg"] Despite her royal status now, the former Suits star actually has some opinions we can relate to when it comes to food. Check out Us Weekly’s gallery below and see for yourself!

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Duchess Meghan’s Most Relatable Food Quotes: ‘I Won’t Miss an Opportunity to Try Great Pasta’

She may be a duchess now but prior to shacking up in Kensington Palace Meghan Markle was an actress living a low-key life in Toronto who loved to cook, travel and eat delicious meals. [ami-related id="1351633" url="https://www.usmagazine.com/food/pictures/6-foods-pregnant-meghan-markle-cant-eat-during-her-pregnancy/" title="Pregnant Meghan Markle Can’t Eat 6 of Her Favorite Foods" target="" showsubt="false" thumb="false" imgsrc="https://www.usmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/meghan-markle-pregnant-foods-landing.jpg"] The self-described foodie even ran a now-defunct lifestyle blog called The Tig (named after her favorite wine) on which she shared recipes and lifestyle tips, and often talked about her favorite eats. Given Markle’s interest in cooking and food, it came as no surprise that one of the first projects she launched after her May 2018 wedding to Prince Harry was a cookbook (that she wrote the forward for) intended to raise funds for victims of the Grenfell Tower fire in London. [ami-related id="1074732" url="https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-are-engaged-a-timeline-of-their-relationship/" title="Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan: A Timeline of Their Relationship" target="" showsubt="false" thumb="false" imgsrc="https://www.usmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/prince-harry-meghan-markle-portrait-wedding1.jpg"] Despite her royal status now, the former Suits star actually has some opinions we can relate to when it comes to food. Check out Us Weekly’s gallery below and see for yourself!

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On the Importance of Pasta:

The former actress once told Delish, “When I'm traveling, I won't miss an opportunity to try great pasta.”

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On Her Not-So-Guilty Pleasure:

The 37-year-old didn’t mince words when it came to one of her favorite indulgences. “I love a French fry, but there’s no shame in that,” she told Eyeswoon in 2017.

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On Roast Chicken:

“If you have an Ina Garten-level roasted chicken recipe, it's a game-changer. I bring that to dinner parties and make a lot of friends,” Markle has said. She reportedly put Garten’s recipe to good use the night she and Harry got engaged.

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On the Simple Ways She Elevates Food:

No truffles here! Markle uses easy hacks to jazz up what she eats, telling Esquire in 2018: “I pride myself in figuring out how to elevate a dish with a little preserved lemon or, then, a sprinkle of Maldon salt.”

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On Mac and Cheese:

“What I do really happen to love is that boxed macaroni and cheese,” she told Eyeswoon. “I now buy the Annie’s organic one if I’m craving it, but I throw some frozen peas into it and have this gooey simple childlike meal. I used to cook it for the kids I would babysit and I always enjoyed feeling like a kid and eating it with them.”

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On Her Love of Tacos:

Though tacos aren’t exactly fancy, California-born Markle can’t get enough of them! “My love of tacos runs deep, as in the depths of my soul ‘deep,’” she has said, according to Meghan’s Mirror.

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On the Magic of Watermelon:

“I have always loved watermelon and relish any opportunity to eat it, whether plain or diced up with feta and mint and tossed with a little olive oil,” Markle told Today in 2016. “It makes me think of summertime.”

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On Tots:

With a love of fruit, comes an equal dedication to tater tots. “I’m also not averse to eating tater tots,” the future royal told Eyeswoon. Her condiments of choice? Ketchup and Sriracha.