Partners On and Off Set

by elsiecarson

Colleen Peck and Mike Pomeroy have to work together and they're learning to get along. What happens when they decide to spend some time away from work together? There are signs of insecurity and later they have to go on location and they soon find out they're going to have to share a room because the town is so small.

3. Cooking Up Fun

The first parts of the show including the news, and a couple of interviews go very well. During the break Mike puts an apron on and gets his ingredients in order.

"Can I help?" Colleen asks as she ties an apron on as she stands next to Mike.

"You can help me mix the sauce if you want." Mike says as he slices the chicken breast into chunks before the break is over.

"Great idea." Colleen whispers just before the break ends.

"Welcome back! Today we're making a healthy version of sweet and sour chicken. It's a very easy dish and my assistant Colleen will be helping me." Mike says smiling at the camera. "The first step is to brown the chicken. My assistant will be making the sauce. It's going to look very runny, but it will caramelize as you cook it. You will combine pineapple juice, brown sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, and pepper together. After the chicken is browned you can pour the sauce over the chicken and allow it to caramelize. Turn the chicken over several times as it's cooking. That way the sauce seeps into the chicken more." Mike says he brown the chicken and then adds the sauce to the pan. "This will be done in half an hour. We'll come back to it then. After the break we'll be interviewing Julie Andrews. So, come back after the break!"

"That was fun!" Colleen says enthusiastically as the TV cameras go to commercial.

"Yes, it was. I can't wait for you to try the recipe. We should do this more often." Mike says happily as he and Colleen sit down at the interview set after taking off their aprons.