But one ingredient infiltrates the pages and perfumes many of the dishes: the dried limes, whether whole or powdered, that have long been a staple of Persian cooking, yet remain mysteriously ...

FOR years I had been walking past dried limes in Middle Eastern markets. Dusky brown things slightly larger than Ping-Pong balls, ringed with faint, ghostly stripes, they always seemed vaguely ...

QUINOA WITH DRIED FRUIT & HONEY-LIME DRESSING Makes 8 cups (8 servings) MAKE AHEAD: The salad, minus the toasted almonds, tastes better after a day’s refrigeration so that the flavors can meld.