I would add a pendant to the left and to the right of the stove.

Ditto rantontoo.

I assume you're talking about either side of the hood? Pendants might get greasy so from that standpoint I'd stick with cans.

I have two sizes of can lighting in my kitchen: 4" cans (x2) above my island cooktop for task lighting (instead of pendants) and 6" cans for general lighting in rest of kitchen. Works well for me!

I'd recommend can lights since the lighting is directly over a stove.

I have seen some can lighting with stainless trim pieces or white? Thought maybe stainless because I have stainless appliances. Thoughts?

Cans, but I loathe pendants. Also, removing the soffit would be nice.

I hope that you are installing some sort of ventilation for that range: either a hood or a downdraft.