Recipes for Love and Murder

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2022-03-20

Last Air Date: 2025-04-14

Number of Seasons: 2

Number of Episodes: 18

Created By: Tannie Maria, Sally Andrew, Karen Jeynes

Networks: M-Net

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Top Cast

Maria Doyle Kennedy as Tannie Maria
Kylie Fisher as Jessie September
Tony Kgoroge as Khaya Meyer
Jennifer Steyn as Hattie Wilson
Richard Wright-Firth as Gordon McClintock
Candice van Litsenborgh as Dorette
Daneel Van Der Walt as Anna Pretorius

Seasons

Season 1 (2022)

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:

Ep. 1: Bereft Woman (2022-03-20)

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.
Ep. 2: Sex Cake (2022-03-29)

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.
Ep. 3: Do You Lick Everything? (2022-04-05)

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.
Ep. 4: Operation Vetkoek (2022-04-12)

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.
Ep. 5: A Shoe Murder (2022-04-20)

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.
Ep. 6: Breakfast for Dinner (2022-04-26)

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.
Ep. 7: Enough Sweet Potatoes (2022-05-04)

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.
Ep. 8: Pomegranate Juice and Vodka (2022-05-11)

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.
Ep. 9: Scrambled Eggs (2022-05-16)

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.
Ep. 10: I Only Wanted Advice, Tannie (2022-05-23)

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.