My wife makes everything from scratch. If we're going to have burgers - she makes the buns. If we're going to have pizza she makes the crust, grates the cheese, etc.

We cook on gas, but also use our woodstove for cooking during the heating months.

This winter was harsh and expended our wood supply. I had procrastinated on getting a chain saw and it cost us dearly. Our propane tank is at about 15% and propane costs are up due to the winter induced shortages.

I bought a Stihl 291 and we spent several 10 hour days culling dead trees from our timbered areas. Our wooded areas have EXTREMELY STEEP hills in them and as "organic farmsteaders" we don't own or use a tractor / four wheeler, etc. We carried, by hand, 24" rounds out of the hilly woods for days. I have a good supply of rounds stored under the roof on my barn (my barn has a covered porch attached), but it isn't enough. We ran out of time because the poison ivy bloomed and I'm allergic. This is one of the lessons we learned: firewood is a full time job. If you have a spare hour - go cut some wood.