For Mother's Day, Be a Crepe Crusader

For Mother's Day, you've decided to tackle the classic: breakfast in bed.

This is a good idea that can go awry, and if you're not careful, will end up as a day that Mom spends doing laundry and scrubbing the kitchen. Not what she wants, at all.

But if you do it right, and delight her with something that didn't make too much of a mess (you're cleaning it up after all), this can be a morning that's talked about for years to come. The meal should be something feminine, unexpected and delicious.

I recommend homemade crepes. My recipe requires a blender, a bit of batter, a deft hand and a 9-inch nonstick skillet. This is a recipe that will have you volunteering to make crepes year-round; it's a lot easier than you might think. ...