Los Angeles Times Cookbook Hot List

1. “Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone,” by Deborah Madison (Broadway Books, $35).

LAST WEEK: 1

WEEKS ON LIST: 12

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2. “The New Making of a Cook,” by Madeleine Kamman (Morrow, $40).

LAST WEEK: 2

WEEKS ON LIST: 14

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3. “CookWise,” by Shirley O. Corriher (Morrow, $28.50).

LAST WEEK: 3

WEEKS ON LIST: 15

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4. “Cooking With the Two Fat Ladies,” by Jennifer Patterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright (Clarkson Potter, $25).

LAST WEEK: 4

WEEKS ON LIST: 14

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5. “Marcella Cucina,” by Marcella Hazan (HarperCollins, $35).

LAST WEEK: 5

WEEKS ON LIST: 14

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6. “Joy of Cooking,” by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker and Ethan Becker (Scribner, $30).

LAST WEEK: 6

WEEKS ON LIST: 15

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7. “Tender at the Bone,” by Ruth Reichl (Random House, $23).

LAST WEEK: 7

WEEKS ON LIST: 4

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8. “Great Pies & Tarts,” by Carole Walter and Arthur Schwartz (Clarkson Potter, $35).

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WEEKS ON LIST: 1

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9. “Verdura: Vegetables Italian Style,” by Viana La Place (Morrow, $16, paperback). --/ 2

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WEEKS ON LIST: 2

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10. “Beans, Greens and Sweet Georgia Peaches,” by Damon Lee Fowler (Broadway Books, $17.50), paperback). --/ 1

LAST WEEK: -

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

Rankings are based on a Times poll of national cookbook and independent booksellers.