Take the sirloin steak out of the marinade 30 minutes before cooking it. Let the excess marinade drip off, then pat the steak dry with clean paper towels. Leave the steak out of the refrigerator so it can reach room temperature. Chilled beef toughens when it hits a hot pan.
Worthy of note: Brand-name Plavix is now selling for $7.50/pill at Walgreen's, a significant rise from the pre-generic era. In fact, Walgreen's current generic price of $5.50 is slightly more than the brand-name price was before the drug went generic.
â Walmart and Sam's Club will be among the first retailers to offer a generic version of an antiplatelet drug. Clopidogrel, the generic version of Plavix, will be available at both banners pharmacies on May 19. The patent for the Bristol-Myers Squibb/Sanofi drug officially expires Thursday.