I spent all day one Sunday making the olive salad and the bread loaf. It was a 12" sandwich, weighed about 3 lbs. Sliced into 4 wedges, dressed up the plate, went to the kitchen to get a beer and my damn dog grabbed it off the table and ate the whole damn thing in less than a minute. Probably 6 hours of work down the drain. I don't make them anymore but still like eating them.