Recipes for Love and Murder: Season 1

2022

91%
10 episodes
Drama

Tannie Maria sees food as "medicine for the body and heart". She envies romance as much as she enjoys cooking... More

Tannie Maria sees food as "medicine for the body and heart". She envies romance as much as she enjoys cooking and eating. But it's death that shakes up Tannie Maria's life, when one of the correspondents to her column is brutally murdered.

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Where to watch Recipes for Love and Murder: Season 1

Recipes for Love and Murder: Season 1 is available to... More stream in the United Kingdom now on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store and Acorn.

Recipes for Love and Murder: Season 1 episodes

Bereft Woman

When newspaper editor Hattie tells Maria that her recipe column... More is being discontinued, Maria and rookie journalist Jessie compete to write the new advice column and, of course, Maria squeezes a recipe in there, too. One of Maria's letter writers is a woman with an abusive husband, and when Jessie happens upon a crime scene, they quickly figure out that the victim is Maria's letter writer, Martine.

Sex Cake

Maria and Jessie and local detective Khaya are all trying... More to solve Martine's murder. The prime suspects are Dirk, Martine's husband, and Anna, her best friend, who was also in love with her. Without enough evidence to charge either of them, the police let them go, but tensions between the two quickly boil over into violence. Meanwhile, in Scotland two people are trying to track down Maria.

Do You Lick Everything?

While scrutinizing the crime scene late at night, Jessie and... More Maria hear another murder taking place, as Martine's gardener, Lawrence, is killed.

Operation Vetkoek

Martine's cousin Candy arrives in town to plan the funeral,... More and she quickly gets in the way of Jessie and Regardt's budding romance.

A Shoe Murder

Maria and Candy confront John, Martine's ex, but he insists... More he's innocent. Marius Rabie, a local property developer, puts pressure on Dirk to sell his land to him and tries to get the Gazette to stop running articles with a political angle. Maria unravels the misunderstanding about what happened between Regardt and Candy.

Breakfast for Dinner

Prison escapees Dirk and Anna attack John, believing him to... More be the killer. While Candy begins a flirtation with Khaya, Maria tries to help a letter writer with a very unusual doughnut problem. At Martine's funeral, her father collapses and is rushed to the hospital. Khaya confides in Maria that he suspects Martine's brother could be the killer.

Enough Sweet Potatoes

Enough Sweet Potatoes: A last-minute will by Martine's dad is... More not what it seems, and the doctor reveals the truth about his collapse. While Maria tries to help some sparring siblings, she gets a death threat and is placed under police protection. Maria's memories of the past keep haunting her, and she and Jessie start to wonder if they have been missing something obvious all along.

Pomegranate Juice and Vodka

Maria helps a letter writer struggling with her faith and... More finally figures out who has been following her around town. Jessie's cousin who works at the Koop has a tip-off for her. Khaya and Maria bond over dinner, but their evening is cut short when they get a shocking call.

Scrambled Eggs

As Maria retraces Jessie's steps, the police try to track... More down Jessie's cousin. Following up on a hunch, Maria makes a discovery at Martine's house but not before the killer discovers her. With her life at stake, Maria agrees to an unusual culinary request. The police also figure out who the killer is, but will they be too late?

I Only Wanted Advice, Tannie

Maria makes a desperate escape with the killer in pursuit,... More as the police close in. A frantic search ensues for Jessie, but the amount of ground to cover over the Karoo's vast terrain is daunting. An emotional Maria and Khaya finally allow themselves some time to connect, bolstering Maria to face her past when it arrives on her doorstep.

Recipes for Love and Murder: Season 1 | Ratings & Reviews

91_%11 reviews
Audience score rating

"The chilling gravity of the situation and its depiction contrasts uneasily with the antics of standard-issue rustic characters chasing sheep and so on."

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