Welcome to Chaos Central

Welcome to Chaos Central, my own little corner of the planet. Here you will read about my various daring-do, successes as well as failure. Be prepared for any subject matter to come up, but I'll try to keep the content to PG-13. I just worked on a PDF file that will eventually combine the royal dynasties of Spain and Portugal, as well as contain recipes from both countries. For those who follow me on Facebook, my cooking is fairly well known. What isn't as quite as well known is my love of history. So why not combine them? I eventually plan to canvas most of Europe this way. Here is the family tree I just worked on...

I use English names wherever possible, and for the rest I use the local variations when I know them. John/Juan I's rule over Portugal was contested by his brother-in-law John/Joao, who eventually won out. If you're wondering where the numbering comes from, here is the preceding page...

The early counts of Castile are Fernan Gonzalez, Garcia I, Sancho, Garcia II, and Ferdinand I. Ferdinand is the son of Munia, daughter of Count Sancho, and King Sancho III of Navarre. My main source is "Dynasties of the World" by John E. Morby, but I also used "History of Portugal" by A. H. de Oliveira Marques. 

Oh, and one last thing... I have several ideas in mind for my next culinary adventure: a simplified feijoada (sort of a Portuguese-Brazilian chili with pork & beans), kritharaki (Greek-Cypriot chicken & orzo pasta in a tomato sauce), and chakapuli (a Georgian meat, plum, and herb stew). Feel free to weigh in and cast a vote.