Happy B'day Indonesia..!

August 17th is Indonesia's Independence Day, the country where I come from. I tried to tell my 'Indo-American' daughter (almost 2 years old) about this. ...she stared at me and gave me her best grimache..ha..ha..!   Just like in America during 4th of July where people celebrated it with barbequing and having fun outdoor, in Indonesia many people celebrate days before the date, by having games for kids, adults and on the night of August 16th, we usually try to reminish what the heroes did to gain this Independence and then the festive continued by having dinner together sometimes outside with family or neigboors.   I made Indonesia yellow rice with some accessories along with it such as 'Kue Lumpur', the Indonesian Mini Mud Pie as desert, and on top of the yellow rice are crepes from beaten egg then I sliced them thinly formed like noodles, and Terik Meatballs' a kind of meatballs cooked with coconut milk, we also ate that with sliced cucumber and 'Kerupuk Udang'...Indonesian Shrimp Cracker. It's simple and it was fun, my hubby likes 'Kue Lumpur', he ate them not only as a desert but also appetizer...:)) Happy Birthday Indonesia, we love you so much!!..