It's always fun to go camping, but its not fun not knowing what meal to prepare. Blackened fish, blazing trail mix and box oven are 3 delicious and easy outdoor recipes you can prepare and have a great meal.

Here are the 3 recipes so you can try out at home:

1. Blackened Fish

Ingredients:

- 2 T Paprika
- 2 T Cayenne pepper
- 2 T White pepper
- 3/4 c Creole seasoning
- 1/4 c Blackening seasoning
- 4 to 12 fish fillets
- 1/8 c Butter (or margarine)

Directions:

- Mix the spices. Coat the fillets with the spice mixture.
- Melt the butter or margarine in an iron skillet over a hot cooking fire.
- Sear the fish for 1 to 2 minutes on each side, or until they smoke and appear "blackened".
- Remove the skillet from the fire and cover.
- The heat in the pan will complete the cooking in about 10 minutes.
- The spices can be mixed at home and stored in an airtight container.

Makes about 4 to 6 .

2. Blazing Trail Mix

Ingredients:

- 2 c miniature wheat or,Shredded bran squares
- 1 c thin pretzel,Unsalted sticks, broken into pieces
- 1/2 c lentils,Cooked
- 1/2 c Quick-cooking rolled oats
- 1/2 c Raisins
- 1/2 c dried apples,Chopped
- 1/4 c Honey
- 2 t Curry powder
- 1/2 t coriander, Ground
- 1/4 t cumin, Ground
- 1/4 t Paprika
- 1/8 t red pepper, Ground

Directions:

- In a 13x9-inch baking pan, combine the wheat or bran squares, pretzels, lentils, oats, raisins, and apples.
- In a small bowl, stir together the honey, curry powder, coriander, cumin, paprika and pepper.
- Drizzle the honey mixture over the cereal mixture.
- Toss until evenly coated. Bake at 350 for 15 to 20 minutes or until crisp, stirring occasionally.
- Store in an airtight container or self-closing plastic bags.

Makes 8 cups or 16 .

3. Box Oven

Ingredients:

- 1 Brick (or flat rock)
- 1 pk Aluminum foil, heavy-duty
- 1 Corrugated cardboard box
- 1 Metal pie pan, old
- 3 Coat hangers
- 4 Charcoal briquets,lit

Directions:

- Cover the inside and outside of the box completely with 3 or 4 layers of aluminum foil, including the flaps. Lay box on level ground so that the opening opens oven-style (front-door style is OK, too).

- Straighten the coat hangers, then run them through the sides of the box about 2/3 of the way up from the bottom to form a rack.

- Set brick in bottom. Place live coals into pie pan/pie plate. Put pan on brick (don't forget, the PIE PAN IS HOT! Use an oven mitt or hot pad).

- Place food to be cooked onto coat-hanger rack and close oven door. Watch carefully, checking often. Each live coal makes about 80 degrees Fahrenheit.