HOT LIST

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

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*--* 1 Barefoot Contessa Family Style by Ina Garten (Clarkson Potter, $35) A longtime favorite retains its popularity in a new year.

2 30-Minute Meals 2 by Rachael Ray (Lake Island Press, $14.95) This Food Network hostess has three bestselling titles at the moment.

3 The Martini Book: The First, the Last, the Only True Cocktail by Sally Ann Berk (Black Dog and Leventhal, $11.95) History, lore and 201 recipes.

4 30-Minute Meals by Rachael Ray (Lake Island Press, $14.95) The original compilation of audience favorites.

5 The Secrets of Baking: Simple Techniques for Sophisticated Desserts by Sherry Yard (Houghton Mifflin, $35.95) This popular tome by Spago’s pastry chef is organized around 12 fundamental recipes and variations.

6 El Bulli 1998-2002 by Ferran Adria, Juli Soler and Albert Adria (El Bulli Books, $200) The long-awaited English translation of the cookbook from El Bulli, Spain’s groundbreaking restaurant.

7 Get Togethers by Rachael Ray (Lake Island Press, $18.95) More 30-minute recipes from TV, this time organized into menus for entertaining.

8 The Balthazar Cookbook by Lee Hanson, Riad Nasr and Keith McNally (Clarkson Potter, $37.50) Elemental brasserie cooking from the owner and chefs of the Manhattan hotspot.

9 The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook by Ina Garten (Crown, $35) Still going strong after five years.

10 The Healthy Kitchen by Andrew Weil and Rosie Daley (Knopf, $24.95) Health guru Weil and former Cal-a-Vie spa chef Daley offer contemporary good-for-you cuisine.

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