MARCO PENA PROFE 5,6 20 SEPTEMBER 2013 STATE PROJECT

ILLINOIS ADMISSION WAS ON DECEMBER 3, 1818 AND STATE CAPITAL IS SPRINGFIELD

"THE PRARIE STATE" IS THE STATE NICKNAME & THE STATE MOTTO IS "State Sovereignty, National Union"

QUERCUS ALBA & "ILLINOIS ARE THE SONG AND TREE

ARE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY AND DEPAUL UNIVERSITY

POPULATION: ROUGHLY 12 MILLION

MICHELLE OBAMA, BETTY WHITE, WALT DISNEY, RONALD REAGAN, & HILARY CLINTON.

LOGAN, 28 MILES NORTH EAST OF SPRINGFIELD

CHICAGO BEARS, CHICAGO BULLS, AND CHICAGO CUBS

ARE PAT QUINN AND SHEILA SIMON.

SENATORS ARE MARK KIRK AND DICK DURBAN, SECRETARY IS JESSE WHITE.

4. WHAT ARE TWO OF THE 3 TEAMS MENTIONED? 5. WHO ARE THREE OF THE 5 FAMOUS PEOPLE MENTIONED?

WHILE THE DOUGH IS RISING, MAKE THE TOMATO SAUCE. IN A MEDIUM SAUCEPAN, HEAT THE OIL OVER MEDIUM-HIGH HEAT. ADD THE GARLIC AND COOK, STIRRING, FOR 30 SECONDS. ADD THE HERBS, SEEDS, SALT, AND BLACK AND RED PEPPERS, AND COOK, STIRRING, FOR 30 SECONDS. ADD THE TOMATOES, WINE AND SUGAR, AND BRING TO A BOIL. LOWER THE HEAT AND SIMMER, STIRRING OCCASIONALLY, UNTIL THICKENED, 20 TO 30 MINUTES. REMOVE FROM THE HEAT AND LET COOL COMPLETELY BEFORE USING. PREHEAT THE OVEN TO 475 DEGREES F. OIL 2 SEASONED 12-INCH ROUND DEEP-DISH PIZZA PANS WITH THE EXTRA-VIRGIN OLIVE OIL. PRESS 1 PIECE OF DOUGH INTO EACH PAN, PRESSING TO THE EDGE AND STRETCHING ABOUT 1 1/2 INCHES UP THE SIDES. LET REST FOR 5 MINUTES.

Oil 2 seasoned 12-inch round deep-dish pizza pans with the extra-virgin olive oil. Press 1 piece of dough into each pan, pressing to the edge and stretching about 1 1/2 inches up the sides. Let rest for 5 minutes. Layer the mozzarella cheese all over the bottom of the pies. Top each with half of the pepperoni, mushrooms, bell pepper rings, onions, black olives and sausage. Ladle the sauce evenly over each pizza and top with Parmesan. Bake until the top is golden and the cheese is bubbly and the crust is golden brown, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven, slice and serve hot.

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