First Tricorder Readings

We appear to be circling a class M planet teeming with life.
I didn't even realize the real episosde, "Balance of Terror" actually begins with wedding proceedings (which get interrupted by a red alert- please don't punish me that I prefer to cook in chaos, not meticulously planning each pan, mixing bowl and storage of output. Please?
My earliest memories of kitchencraft are in our apartment in Newton with a 10" black and white Toshiba playing Star Trek as Mom and I cooked.