Recipes for Love and Murder — Season 1
When a woman seeking advice about an abusive husband is found dead, recipe advice columnist Tannie Maria, and her colleague, rookie journalist Jessie, spring into action, determined to solve this smal
About this season
When a woman seeking advice about an abusive husband is found dead, recipe advice columnist Tannie Maria, and her colleague, rookie journalist Jessie, spring into action, determined to solve this small town Karoo murder and catch the killer. Big city cop Khaya and his team of local police officers always find themselves just slightly behind the detecting duo, as the investigation takes us through an array of unlikely suspects.
Episodes (10)
1. Bereft Woman
3.5Aired 20 March 2022 • 45 min
Tannie Maria Purvis has just lost her job as recipe-writer for the local paper so turns her talents to the advice column instead. One of the first letters leads her to an abused woman whose life may be in danger.
2. Sex Cake
3.5Aired 29 March 2022 • 45 min
Tannie Maria has grave doubts about the police's investigation, but is distracted by a lovelorn farmer who needs a little sweetness in his life. Jessie's drive for investigative journalism lands her and Maria in the middle of a shootout.
3. Do You Lick Everything?
4.5Aired 5 April 2022 • 46 min
Tannie and Jessie have some awkward questions to answer at the police station after another murder. Jessie's mother has a mystery at work that needs solving.
4. Operation Vetkoek
4.5Aired 12 April 2022 • 44 min
The community says goodbye to Lawrence and Martine's cousin arrives to take charge of her funeral. Maria and Jessie attempt to interview a befuddled Dirk and Maria uses mince to solve a teenage identity crisis.
5. A Shoe Murder
4.5Aired 20 April 2022 • 48 min
Tannie Maria and Jessie take their shoes off before they sneak into a house. Later She comes home and finds her missing shoes sitting on her front porch cut in half as a warning. She reports her murdered shoes to detective Khaya.
6. Breakfast for Dinner
5.0Aired 26 April 2022 • 44 min
Dirk and Anna drive the police to distraction. The town attends Martine's funeral but then there's a near death at the reception. Khaya and Maria share their suspicions.
7. Enough Sweet Potatoes
5.0Aired 4 May 2022 • 45 min
Hattie fights off an attempt at censorship by the town council. The sinister messages from Scotland continue to plague Maria, while she tries to resolve a family feud.
8. Pomegranate Juice and Vodka
5.0Aired 11 May 2022 • 45 min
The relentless attention from Scotland is starting to get to Maria, while she tries to help a woman in danger of losing her faith. Jessie's life is put in real danger.
9. Scrambled Eggs
5.0Aired 16 May 2022 • 42 min
A frantic search is on for Jessie. Revelations start to make sense of the mystery of Martine's death, as well as Maria's past.
10. I Only Wanted Advice, Tannie
5.0Aired 23 May 2022 • 48 min
A terrified Maria flees into the bush just as the police arrive. The search for Jessie continues into the night and the entire community rallies. Maria's past catches up to her.