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Episode Listing for Recipes for Love and Murder - Season 1

Bereft Woman

When Hattie tells Maria that she doesn’t have space for a Recipe column any more, Maria and Jessie compete to write the new advice column - and of course Maria squeezes a recipe in there too. Jessie covers the case of the Tractor Terrorist, while 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 th..

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Year Of Production	2022
Country Of Origin	Southern Africa
Language Versions	English [OV]

Sex Cake

Maria and Jessie, as well as Khaya, the local detective, and cops Piet and Regardt, are all trying to solve Martine’s murder. 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, police let them go, and Maria and Jessie are caught in a shootout between the two. Meanwhile in Scotland, two p..

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Year Of Production	2022
Country Of Origin	Southern Africa
Language Versions	English [OV]

Do You Lick Everything?

While investigating the scene of Martine’s murder, Jessie and Maria hear another murder taking place - Lawrence, Martine’s gardener, is killed. Maria is scared off from investigating and tries to help a man who’s been deceiving his fiancee, while Jessie helps her mother solve a mystery at the local hospital. Meanwhile Anna and Dirk are still trying to kill each other, even from t..

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Year Of Production	2022
Country Of Origin	Southern Africa
Language Versions	English [OV]

Operation Vetkoek

Martine’s cousin Candy arrives in town to plan the funeral, and quickly gets in the way of Jessie and Regardt’s budding romance. With Jessie avoiding the office, Maria focuses on a letter writer in search of her father, and tries to avoid her Scottish connections who are still looking for her. After learning what Grace had to say about Martine, Candy’s convinced she knows who the..

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Year Of Production	2022
Country Of Origin	Southern Africa
Language Versions	English [OV]

A Shoe Murder

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

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Year Of Production	2022
Country Of Origin	Southern Africa
Language Versions	English [OV]

Breakfast For Dinner

Dirk and Anna, escaped from prison, attack John, believing him to 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 suspect’s Martine’s brother could be the killer.

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Year Of Production	2022
Country Of Origin	Southern Africa
Language Versions	English [OV]

Enough Sweet Potatoes

A last minute will by Martine’s dad is not what it seems, and the doctor reveals the truth about his collapse. While Maria tries to help some sparring siblings, she receives 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’ve been missing something obvious all along.

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Year Of Production	2022
Country Of Origin	Southern Africa
Language Versions	English [OV]

Pomegranate Juice and Vodka

Maria helps a letter writer struggling with her faith, and 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 budding relationship is cut short when they get a shocking call about Jessie.

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Year Of Production	2022
Country Of Origin	Southern Africa
Language Versions	English [OV]

Scrambled Eggs

Maria tries to retrace Jessie’s steps, while the police try to track down her cousin. We finally find out who kidnapped Jessie, and we see that she wounded him when she tried to escape, but was shot down. When Maria is caught by the killer he has an unusual request - he likes his steak medium rare. The police also figure out who the killer is, but are they too late? Episode

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Year Of Production	2022
Country Of Origin	Southern Africa
Language Versions	English [OV]

I Only Wanted Advice Tannie

Maria escapes from the killer, as the police close in. In a chilling confrontation the killer is shot and killed. A desperate search ensues for Jessie, and just when all hope is fading, Regardt finds her. An emotional Maria and Khaya finally allow themselves some time to connect, as Jessie reunites with her family.

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Year Of Production	2022
Country Of Origin	Southern Africa
Language Versions	English [OV]

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