Firelight Inn Lemon Poppyseed Muffin Tops Breakfast Recipe

This morning at The Firelight Inn on Oregon Creek Duluth Bed and Breakfast we served our guests blueberry croissant puffs, sausage links, fresh fruit with firelight granola, lemon poppyseed muffin tops, pumpkin bread, orange juice and coffee. All this in a big basket that was delivered to their suite by Innkeeper Jim. They are enjoying breakfast this rainy morning by the firelight!

After glancing through a favorite recipe book last evening, we found a recipe for muffin tops. They are like eating the best part of a muffin--the sweetened top--and almost like a cookie. We want to share this great recipe!


Lemon Poppyseed Muffin Tops

3/4 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon poppy seed
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
3 tablespoons shortening
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon lemon juice

Heat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, poppyseed, salt, cinnamon and lemon peel. With pastry blender, cut in shortening until mixture is crumbly.

Add milk and lemon juice, stir just enough until dry ingredients are moistened. Drop dough by heaping tablespoons onto silpat mat on cookie sheet.

Combine some sugar in the raw with a little cinnamon and sprinkle on tops of dough. Baked 12 minutes at 375 degrees or until light golden brown. Serve warm. Makes 8 muffin tops.

We would love the opportunity to prepare and deliver breakfast to you when you stay with us in Duluth, Minnesota. See you soon!


Joy and Jim Fischer, Innkeepers/Owners
The Firelight Inn on Oregon Creek Bed and Breakfast
"Let the warmth of the firelight surround you!"

Tall Ships coming to Duluth in 2013

Visit Duluth is proud to announce today that the Tall Ships will return to Duluth, Minnesota July 24-30, 2013. There will be opportunities for day-sails and on board tours along with vendors and artisans, music, reenactments, lots of entertainment and hopefully about 10 tall ships during this exciting festival.

Tall ships may be arriving as early as Tuesday of that week and the parade of sail is scheduled for Thursday, July 25, 2013 when all the ships will enter under the Aerial Lift Bridge into the Duluth harbor.

The Firelight Inn on Oregon Creek Duluth Bed and Breakfast is a perfect spot for your lodging while you are in town enjoying the Tall Ships Festival. Only minutes from the activities and Bayfront Festival Park but yet away from all the noise and congestion of Canal Park.

Don't miss this exciting opportunity to experience this sailing ships with billowing white sails! Make your reservations with us and we look forward to meeting you at The Firelight Inn on Oregon Creek Bed and Breakfast.

Joy and Jim Fischer, Innkeepers/Owners
The Firelight Inn on Oregon Creek Bed and Breakfast
"Let the warmth of the firelight surround you!"

Photos of the New Barnum Suite at The Firelight Inn Duluth Bed and Breakfast

We are quite sure Mr. Barnum would approve of the recent renovation of his master bedroom at The Firelight Inn on Oregon Creek Bed and Breakfast. The massive king-size cherry canopy bed is graced with a beautiful gold and brown coverlet, a new gold love seat, delicate brown and golden curtains and a deep chocolate brown carpet and linens. Enjoy the photos!

From the front windows, you can view Lake Superior and the sunrise in the morning. You can enjoy the sound of Oregon creek when the porch door is open to the outdoor deck. You can relax in bed or on the love seat and watch your favorite movie or television show. And, of course, your breakfast is delivered to the Barnum Suite each morning.

This suite has been most popular for honeymoon and anniversary stays and we're confident you will enjoy your stay here for any reason. We can't wait to meet the guests who will checking in shortly for their long-weekend stay in the Barnum Suite and hear what they think!

We'll be launching a new website soon with all new photography and a new layout of all our recent renovations so check back and we hope to greet you soon at The Firelight Inn on Oregon Creek Bed and Breakfast in Duluth Minnesota.

Joy and Jim Fischer, Innkeepers/Owners
The Firelight Inn on Oregon Creek Bed and Breakfast
"Let the warmth of the firelight surround you!"

Look Whats New at The Firelight Inn Duluth Bed and Breakfast

Make plans to travel to Duluth and sink your feet into the new carpet at The Firelight Inn on Oregon Creek Bed and Breakfast!

In keeping with the theme of honoring Lake Superior, the third-floor Superior Suite has luxurious deep blue carpeting throughout the bedroom and sitting room. The Brookside Suite on second floor with the windows looking out to the trees adjoining Oregon Creek boasts new carpet that is a deep rich egg plant color of deep purple.

Next week the Isle Royale Suite will be carpeted with a new deep shade of red to compliment the bedding and the Cape Cod Crystal adorning the original plate rail. Then at the end of the month, the Barnum Suite will be renovated into a new rich look of browns and gold with a new love seat, bedding, towels and decor.

We'd love to have you as our guests and look forward to greeting you at The Firelight Inn.

Joy and Jim Fischer, Innkeepers/Owners
The Firelight Inn on Oregon Creek Bed and Breakfast
"Let the warmth of the firelight surround you!"

News from The Firelight Inn Duluth Bed and Breakfast

Innkeeper Jim is a proud Grandfather today in Duluth as his daughter Angie gave birth to Benjamin William last night! Mom, Dad and baby boy are doing well as they get to know one another. Ben weighed in at 8 pounds as he entered the world in Grand Forks, North Dakota.


Jim has already picked out Ben's first fishing pole and plans to teach him to catch the big bass like Grampa! We're looking forward to travel soon to meet our Grandson and visit with the new family.

Joy and Jim Fischer, Innkeepers/Owners
The Firelight Inn on Oregon Creek Bed and Breakfast
"Let the warmth of the firelight surround you!"

The Magical Celebration Package at The Firelight Inn Duluth Bed and Breakfast

We prepared a Celebration Package for the couple checking into our Northwoods Suite last Friday. Chilled champagne with two souvenir champagne flutes and a fruit, cheese and cracker platter were awaiting the couple who arrived from Mankato for a weekend getaway at The Firelight Inn Duluth Bed and Breakfast. We want to share the latest news from the Northwoods Suite guest journal.

"*The Weekend of March 2-4th 2012*

Jim and Joy,

Thank you so much for everything. My boyfriend booked this weekend at The Firelight Inn because he knew I wanted to have a relaxing weekend together away from the hussle and bussle of school (for me) and work. We had been looking forward to the weekend away for months. This place could not be more perfect for the two of us. The Northwoods Suite is exactly what the two of us love about MN...the Outdoors/Up North feel.

I am very happy to announce that we are now ENGAGED! The Firelight Inn and Northwoods Suite will forever be our special place. He completely got me and I am still so shocked but we are both extremely happy. He ordered your "Celebration Package" and used this as his decoy. He asked me to take a look at it (because naturally I was so excited looking at everything and settling in for the weekend). He said, "I ordered this for us because we are celebrating. I love you and I want to marry you." He got down on his knee and said 'will you marry me?' while pulling out the most beautiful ring from his pocket! After a moment or two of screaming and jumping around (while saying are you serious over and over) I said YES, OF COURSE!

This is everything we could hope for and more. We are so excited that this wonderful, relaxing, peaceful, historical and exquisite bed and breakfast has been a part of our next chapter together. We will definitely be coming back sooner than later and recommending to others.

THANKS AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING!

N&J, Mankato, MN (the newly engaged love-birds)

P.S. Breakfast was amazing! We also highly recommend the massages...great job Lynn!"

So there you have it--order a celebration package with your next stay at The Firelight Inn Bed and Breakfast and let the magic begin! Congratulations to the special couple on their upcoming marriage!

Joy and Jim Fischer, Innkeepers/Owners
The Firelight Inn on Oregon Creek Bed and Breakfast
"Let the warmth of the firelight surround you!"

Leap Day Blizzard and Duluth March Events from The Firelight Inn Bed and Breakfast

Greetings from The Firelight Inn Duluth Bed and Breakfast on this Leap Day Blizzard in Duluth Minnesota. We are watching the storm from the snow-covered windows and listening to the roar of the wind and on the Weather Channel we can see film clips of the huge waves coming off of Lake Superior. It would be fun to venture out to see the waves ourselves but the only traveling we will attempt today is to get to our friends' wedding in Proctor at 5 p.m. We hear snow plows not far away but our street is really impassable at this point. After such a wimpy winter so far, today has really put us back in the survivor mode of boots, scarves, shovels and lots of courage!

We are sharing some events that will be happening in March in Duluth and at The Firelight Inn on Oregon Creek Bed and Breakfast. By the end of the month, most of the suites will get brand new decor and carpeting. Deep and rich shades of red, brown, egg plant and blue carpet will be installed and will be ready for guests to sink their feet into! A major renovation will happen in the Barnum Suite with all new shades of gold and brown in a new love seat, linens and curtains and furnishings.

Travel to Duluth Minnesota in March and enjoy skiing, snow shoeing and outdoor activities and then relax with a bubble bath and firelight at The Firelight Inn. During the first 14 days in March, many downtown Duluth restaurants will offer multi course fixed priced menus as they participate in the Eat Downtown Duluth Restaurant week. This is a great opportunity to try out some new menus! For the list of participating restaurants go to www.downtownduluth.com/eatdowntown/restaurants.htm

Change of Pace Productions present "Murderous Crossing" dinner shows held at the Fitger's Complex on Friday, Saturday and Sundays in March. This is an audience participation murder mystery and the year is 1923. Audience members are passengers on board the HMS Victoria as it crosses the English Channel. This promises to be a great dinner show and for more information, schedule, prices and reservations visit changeofpaceproductions.

On March 9th at the Mitchell Auditorium at the College of St. Scholastica you may enjoy an evening of fantastic Scottish and Irish Music and Dance.

March 15-17 is Fitger's Bock Fest. This free event held at Fitger's Courtyard features eating contests, beer drinking contests, a beer tent and more and is not to be missed!

The Duluth Playhouse presents "Les Miserables". This junior version of the Broadway Musical is based on the novel by Victor Hugo and tells the story of Jean Valjean who is transformed from a petty thief to an honorable mayor and loving father.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day at the Greysolon Ballroom with the Dueling Pianos! Doors open at 7 p.m. and the awesome show begins at 8 p.m.

March 30th is the annual Taste at Fitger's which features the area's finest chefs, sampling of wine, a silent auction and more to benefit the Second Harvest Northern Lake Food Bank.

Make your reservations to stay at The Firelight Inn in March and enjoy all Duluth has to offer, relax in luxurious accommodations and let us spoil you with our unsurpassed hospitality and over the top service! View our suites and quiet season rates and we hope to see you soon at The Firelight Inn on Oregon Creek.

Joy and Jim Fischer, Innkeepers/Owners
The Firelight Inn on Oregon Creek Bed and Breakfast
"Let the warmth of the firelight surround you!"