Is it getting easier?

Well its now Tuesday evening and we are back at Mrs Walsh's cottage (where we live) digesting another frantic day in the kitchens. Things seem to be moving along quite quickly now and we have progressed quite a lot in a short space of time, the nickname for this course is cookery boot camp and it is certainly living up to its name.
Monday was a 12 hour marathon that included Dill and Gruyere quiche, brown soda bread and radish, cucumber and feta salad.
In the afternoon, Rory O'Connell (Fantastic chef) taught us how to joint a chicken, given that free range chickens can be up to 5 times more expensive, it was important to see exactly how to get all the meat off the chicken. We also learnt some amazing dishes that I will get on to later. The evening was spent with a gentleman from the St Emilion region of Bordeaux where we tried 6 different wines and learnt a little bit about the different grapes and areas surrounding Bordeaux. We got back to the house about 8ish and i was tucked up by 9pm!!
Today I jointed a free range chicken, made chicken breast with a creamy fake chanterelle and ginger sauce, white soda bread, boiled Irish potatoes (boiled in sea water) and I prepped some spicy drumsticks (cayenne pepper, turmeric, cumin, paprika, sugar, garlic, lemon juice, freshly ground pepper and salt) for cooking tomorrow. Lunch was fantastic again and this time we got to have some meat and no quiche in sight!!
We also had some chicken wings that were amazing. The gist is that you push all the meat down to the end and turn them inside out, roast them in sweet chili sauce then add a bit of soy sauce and sprinkle sesame seeds on them and cook for another few minutes! Awesome!!
The flat is still going well, although I am still the only male in the house, our new flatmate, Margie has settled in well and it feels like we have been here for a lot longer than 10 days. Living with 5 girls is interesting and it is fair to say that an occasional pint with the lads would be good, however they are all amazing in their own way and i wouldn't change it.
So another day is done, I am still enjoying it and my back is just about holding up, will update you later in the week, tomorrow is a theory day so a break from the kitchen will be good!
T
P.S The photos are from the last two demos that we have done.