Most things that start, or end, with cheese are destined for greatness in my opinion and Nigella’s Cheese Fondue is no exception: dipping bread and other eatables into molten cheese and booze, makes for ridiculously good dinnertime socialising.

Meatball-making, for me, is late-night therapy at its best. Nigella’s Pasta with Meatballs provided just that and a bowl of comfort to boot.

This is the very bowl of goodness that I wanted to gently lift me over the midweek hump, and the ballast I need to get me through to cocktail o’clock on Friday: Day 47 is Nigella's Black Pudding Meatballs.

Our shellfish-packed weekend ended gratefully, and aptly, with the restorative comfort of a bowl of Nigella’s Southeast Asian Mussels.

A glorious start to a shellfish-rich weekend with a bowl of gorgeously fragranced, gently spiced clams. For this week’s Shellfish Saturday we had Nigella’s Thai Steamed Clams.

The love-hate relationship between me and my oven continues as I throw myself in at the deep end and bake my first cheesecake in a water bath, with Nigella’s London Cheesecake.

Gloriously easy to make, and pleasurably enjoyable to eat, Nigella’s Pasta Risotto with Peas and Pancetta was the comforting, warming, and supportive one-pot-supper that I needed - to both eat and make - tonight.

I had never heard of Mouclade before but was delighted to try Nigella’s express rendition. Think briny, ocean-relish meets mildy spicy, sweet-sourness, and cream. It’s absolutely gorgeous, and a doddle to make.

We very much enjoyed our imaginary trip to the Mediterranean, thanks to Nigella’s Linguine with Clams and a bottle (or two) of chilled, dry rosé wine. That garlicky, gently-heated oceanic liquor soaking into the linguine pasta is just divine.

You know when you eat with a coy smile of pure pleasure on your face that you’ve hit the jackpot and Nigella’s Beef with Anchovies and Thyme was a very happy prize indeed. It is quite simply, stewed magnificence.

Despite my pre- (and indeed, mis-) conceptions of this soft, spreadable pork sausage, Nigella’s Pappardelle with Cavolo Nero and ‘Nduja is incontestably lip-smackingly good; with the fiery, fuzzy, bolstering butteriness needed to warm the gelid grip of a cold winter's night.

Since reading Cook Eat Repeat, I have long been in deep reflective thought over what the combination of celeriac and anchovies would taste like. Today, that journey ended in absolute contentment with Nigella’s Celeriac and Anchovy Gratin.

I royally messed this one up and I am totally gutted by that fact, but I made the best of a bad situation and still tried to do these clams, and indeed Nigella, proud. Nigella’s Clams with Chorizo officially initiates our Shellfish Saturdays.

Nigella’s Spelt Spaghetti with Spicy Sesame Mushrooms is like an ancient, warm umami hug: delivering just the right kind of invigorating, mood-boosting comfort.

My first success at homemade chips. These aren’t just any chips, these are Nigella’s utterly fabulous, superbly crisp, altogether tremendous Tuscan Fries.

Great emotion and great sanctuary can be found in food and, to me, Nigella’s Nursery Fish Pie - and indeed its provenance - is living proof of that.

Echoing the early signs of Spring with Nigella’s deliciously fragrant Spring Chicken, which offered nutritious sustenance, rejuvenation and great pleasure.

Culinary revelations, with joyous rewards in two Nigella recipes this week; Crab Mac ‘n’ Cheese from Cook Eat Repeat and Cheddar Cheese Risotto from Nigella Express.

With the money I am saving through better meal planning, in this 365-day Nigella cookalong, I will donate a minimum of £20 every month to UK charity FareShare, to help fight hunger and tackle food waste in the UK.

Toasted pasta brings nuttiness, and bite, to a sweet clam liquor in Nigella’s Sardinian Cous Cous with Clams.