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INGREDIENTS

½ cup sugar | ¾ cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon salt

½ cup melted butter

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1¼ cups all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon baking soda

4 ounces milk

Semi-sweet chocolate chunks 4 ounces dark chocolate chunks (or your preference)

👩‍🍳 Let's get baking,

Whisk or beat the sugars, salt, and butter until a paste has formed with no lumps.

Whisk in the egg and vanilla, beating until light ribbons fall off the whisk.

Sift in the flour and baking soda, then fold the mixture with a spatula. Do not overmix.

Fold in the chocolate chunks evenly, then chill the dough for about 30 minutes.

Scoop the dough onto a baking sheet, leave at least 4 inches of space between cookies so that the cookies can spread evenly.

Bake for 12-15 minutes until a the edges become light brown.

Cool completely and enjoy!

Have fun with the baking with your Creativity!!!

LoveXLove !!!

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Taking a break does not mean that you're a failure. Growth can still be beautiful in stillness. Be patient with yourself while you adjust and adapt. <3

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Every time I felt jealous over something or someone, I realized the reason does not matter. The reason for jealousy turns out to be completely useless and it never added any value to my life whatsoever if I ever to have that. So, whenever you feel that, think to yourself "if that reason really matters to you in anyway?" cause I'm pretty sure that it's not.

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Here's a #Monday Reminder to Xplorers out there... 💓

XOXO

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Manifest, Affirmation, Positivity.

How many of you are grateful for the day when you wake up and when you go to sleep. Trust me when I say this, it makes so much difference. This will definitely help you to look at you and your day in a different perspective. Here's a small note on how you can fulfill your day with gratitude,

Wake up early, look outside and have a cup of tea.

Journal your thoughts. it's like looking back at your day and reminding yourself of the happiest moments you had.

Jot down the to-do list for the day. make sure to tick'em off at the end of your day.

Keep away from social media and focus only on you. think of what you actually want to do.

Have fun with a pet. Go out for shopping or for a lunch or dinner.

Buy something you've always wanted to buy.

Do something nice, help someone, buy a plant.

Clean your room. Clean your space and get rid of an "unnecessary item that you don't need but you keep it for the sake of keeping it".

Watch a movie,Listen to music, dance like no one's watching,

Most importantly end your day with a journal note. Something you're greatful, something to motivate you, something you wanna do. Write your thoughts good or bad. But make sure to have some fun.

As you can see there are ways to make yourself fall in love and for that you need to make a difference. The rest will follow. Hope you will have fun and hope this helps.!!

XOXO

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Let's Make some Bread 😍

What you need,

2 cups whole wheat flour 1/2 cup bread flour or all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons (1 packet / 7 grams) yeast: instant or active dry 2 Tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup milk, heated to 120-130° F for instant yeast (or 110-120°F for active dry) 2 Tablespoons olive oil (or any vegetable oil) 1 egg about 1/4 cup additional bread flour

Let's Make the bread,

Add flours, yeast, sugar & salt in a large mixing bowl.

Stir in milk, oil and egg.

Beat on high for 2 minutes in a stand mixer or mix with a woodenn spoon to combine.

On low speed add about 1/4 cup bread flour until dough forms a mass. (applicable for stand mixer)

Place dough on floured surface and knead for about 10 mins

Cover and let rest 10 minutes.

Shape dough into a loaf and place in a greased 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 3/4-inch loaf pan.

Cover with a towel and let rise in a warm spot until it’s one inch taller than the pan, about 35 minutes.

Meantime, preheat oven to 375° F.

Bake for 30 minutes. Remove immediately from pan onto a cooling rack. Let it cool at least 10 minutes before slicing.

💡 Tips !!!

You Can add only AP flour if you don't have or don't like whole wheat.

I prefer adding Milk gradually to the dough instead of adding all of it directly when mixing especially from hand or spoon.

Before placing the bread in the oven you can glaze the bread top with a mixture of melted butter, sesame seeds or any seeds of your preference. Moreover you can and any mix of seeds (Shia, Sasame, pumpkin seeds etc.. as a last step while mixing the dough) Have fun with the baking with your Creativity!!!

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It's my 4 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

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Easy Scones Recipe👩‍🍳

Hey Explorers!

This week I'm writing a recipe for the lazy bears out there looking for something to bake with a little time.

It's gonna be a perfect breakfast for your lazy cozy mornings or you can take it as an evening snack as well.

First you gonna need the following,

1 & 3/4 cups Flour

1 tb spoon of Baking powder

1/2 tsp Baking Soda

1/4 tsp Salt

2 tb spoons of Cold butter

3/4 Cups of Butter milk /Fresh Milk

👩‍🍳 Let's go baking,

Preheat oven to 450 0F. Line a baking sheet on a tray.

Take a bowl and sift the dry ingredients first.

Add the very cold butter to the flour mixture and rub it in and make it look like bread crumbs sort of a texture

Add the milk to make it a soft dough. Put it on a floured surface, Knead few times over.

Once the dough is ready flatten it to about 1-2 inch of thickness. And using a round cutter ,cut into the dough and take the scone without twisting it. Roll out the remaining dough and do the same to get more scones.

Place it on the baking sheet, brush it with some butter or milk and pop it in the oven for 10-12 mins until the tops are golden brown.

Serve it with some Butter or Jam.

💡 Tasty tips !!!!!

👩‍🍳When you take the scones out of the oven brush it with some butter again. Line a tea towel in a bowl and put them and cover it up to 2 mins and serve it right away.  ;) 👩‍🍳 You can also add some raisins to the dough and make it a little sweet.

That's easy!! Go ahead and try it out.

👩‍🍳 Have fun baking. ;)

LoveXLove !!!

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Art of growing Succulents🌵

Hey eXplorers, how's it going!

This week I thought of sharing a few tips on growing cactus based on my experience. Just so you know I have a very short life of attention span for anything , I guess that's what made me grow cactus in the first place. XD

If you're a newbie plant owner or just started the interest in growing , Cactus can be a great starter plant because it has the ability to survive in the times of your NEGLECT XD. Just kidding!

Here you go !

Even though we know Cactus 🌵 can be grown under direct sunlight, when we grow them domestically the conditions can be different. 

1.Sunlight 🌞

They need to get enough sunlight but not too much. You can leave the plants in your patio, Shady place with a medium amount of sunlight, or if you're keeping them indoors, you need to keep them near a window where you can get enough direct sunlight.

Also remember when they get too much sunlight there is a possibility of getting sunburns. Yes you heard right! they get sunburns too. Check this picture right here on what happened when I move my plant to a direct sunlight for a long time. 

2. Water 💧

Since the cactus have the ability to store moist in them you just have to water  them twice a week. once would be fine too but if it's on sunny days, try watering it twice a week. Try to control watering during rainy days or do not water at all. :)

If you water them too much just like too much sunlight there is a tendency for the roots to rot.

Make sure the soil is dry before watering. Underwatering will also dry out the plant which will give out a pale look to the plant. So be mindful when you water them.

Check if the soil is dry just like the picture on the left before watering.

3.  Potting , Repotting, Soil & Fertilizer. ♻️

Try not to repot them frequently. They do not need constant repotting. Let it establish before moving it to a new pot. For full grown cactuses it is advisable to move it every 2-4 years or as you see fit.

I would recommend plastic pots than the cement pots as they hold the perfect habitat for these plants according to our climate. Terra Cotta pots are recommended too.

According to my personal experience I specifically do not use any fertilizer, just the organic soil collected from my garden. According to my reading research it is favorable to use organic fertilizer with more phosphorus than nitrogen.

DO NOT USE CHEMICAL FERTILIZER.

❗ When planting Remember to use protective gloves because the spikes can cause unnecessary pricks. And you can use kitchen tongs to hold the plant if necessary. I use my garden scissors.❗

Even though you don't have everything figured out as a beginner do not worry, above tips should help to get started. ❤️️

If you have any tips or questions other than these do comment or send me a chat I will add them in the next post :D

Hope to share another post with more tips and details on growing cactus.

So here you go, now you're an expert. Let me know how was your experience!! :D 

Happy planting !!!

LoveXLove !!! XOXO

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About me !

Heyyy! Welcome to theexplorer's_blog.

I'm a newbie blogger. who loves Baking, ,Plants, Watching movies and Music. I started this as a means of finding something fun.

I hope to use this blog as a source to share the things I find interesting such as new baking tips, day today planning or anything at all. !!!

I hope you will find something useful that you can use for your day to day chores.

Also if you have any comments or advice or anything you want to give me on how to develop this, let me know. I would Love a feedback ;)

LoveXLove XOXO !!!

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Flower Kind of a  day!

The weather is nice today. The sun is up shining bright! Even though there are some heat warnings given out in the country I found today’s a bit enjoyable.I guess I’m kinda strange that way. Although I hope everyone will have a great day not get hurt and enjoy the Flowers. !!!

Just adding a beautiful picture I took in the morning. <3

Love! Love! X0X0