Menu: Mother's Day Breakfast in Bed

By Anna Stockwell

A steaming cup of coffee, a bubbling flute of mimosa, a slice of warm buttered toast, a cheese-crusted dish of baked eggs, and a parfait layered with sweet rhubarb compote, tart Greek yogurt, and crunchy salty granola. When you're making breakfast for someone special, you want it to be just right, and for Mother's Day this Sunday, we don't think it could get much better than this breakfast menu.

Eating breakfast in bed requires a certain amount of technique: you don't want to have to worry about spilling sticky sauces and syrups on the sheets, and complicated, two-handed fork-and-knife slicing can be difficult on the irregular surface (even if you use a breakfast tray — one of our all-time favorite dining accessories). With that in mind, everything on this elegant menu is easy to eat — eggs baked and served in a petite ceramic baker, yogurt parfait layered in a tumbler. With a fizzy mimosa and a sprig of lilac (just now in season, a perfect pop of spring), go ahead and indulge mom with our springtime breakfast in bed menu.

Menu:
Mimosa
Coffee, brewed in a French Press
Yogurt Parfait with Vanilla-Rhubarb Compote and Pistachio-Coconut Olive Oil Granola
Toast with butter
Baked Eggs

Tabletop credits:
Vintage Bed Tray; find similar ones on Etsy
Antique Copeland Spode China in Valencia Blue and Green Pattern; find similar ones on eBay
Bodum French Press, 12 oz.; Sur La Table
Colored Spreader, Ivory; Sur La Table
Mitered Hem Napkins, Butter; Sur La Table
Schott Zwiesel Forte Champagne Glass; Sur La Table
Le Creuset Stoneware Petite Au Gratin; Sur La Table
La Rochere French Bee Tumbler, 8 oz.; Sur La Table

Photograph by Anna Stockwell