MOTHER’S DAY breakfasts in bed, as prepared by children, are often rather basic or charmingly inept. “It was usually as simple as cornflakes and milk,” entertaining expert Cathy B. Graham remembered of the annual ritual when her kids were young, adding that she’d jump back in the sack to play along with the surprise.
“It’s so nice to indulge in just staying in bed,” said New York and Chicago interior designer Alessandra Branca, whose husband brings her warm lemon juice and coffee each morning. “It is a tradition we ought...