Recipes for Love and Murder

2022

TV-MA

Rating

Eligible

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Season 1 episodes (7)

1 Bereft Woman

3/20/22

When recipe columnist Maria competes to write an advice column, she responds to a letter from a woman with an abusive husband, but the woman soon turns up dead.

2 Sex Cake

3/20/22

As Maria and Jessie and local detective Khaya all try to solve Martine’s murder, their prime suspects are Martine’s husband and her best friend, but evidence is scarce.

3 Do You Lick Everything?

3/20/22

While scrutinizing the crime scene late at night, Jessie and Maria hear another murder taking place. Anna and Dirk keep up their animosity from their hospital beds.

7 Enough Sweet Potatoes

3/20/22

A last-minute will by Martine’s dad is not what it seems. Maria is placed under police protection after receiving a death threat, and her memories of the past haunt her.

8 Pomegranate with Juice and Vodka

3/20/22

Maria helps a letter writer struggling with her faith. Jessie’s cousin who works at the Koop has a tip-off for her. Khaya and Maria bond, but their evening is cut short.

9 Scrambled Eggs

3/20/22

As Maria retraces Jessie’s steps, the police try to track down Jessie’s cousin. Maria makes a discovery at Martine’s house—but not before the killer discovers her.

10 I Only Wanted Advice, Tannie

3/20/22

Maria makes a desperate escape with the killer in pursuit. A frantic search ensues for Jessie, but will they be able to find her within the Karoo’s vast terrain?

About this show

When a woman who wrote to recipe/advice columnist Tannie Maria (Maria Doyle Kennedy, Outlander) turns up dead, Maria and her colleague, rookie journalist Jessie (Kylie Fisher), spring into action. They’re determined to solve the murder in their small South African town, to the annoyance of police detective Khaya (Tony Kgoroge, Invictus). But will their investigation stir up too much trouble?

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