Dak,
Try twisting the stems off, rather than just trying to pull. I twist the cherry tomatoes off the vine so rarely end up with stems attached. And if I can't then I clip them and then twist them off. I'm in canning mode here...so I'll be doing some of these too. Yummmmmmmm.
The hardest part is waiting until the flavours have time to meld....lol....its just so tempting with all those colours!!!!!!
I'm trying some new recipes this year, so will post any that I find are easy and tasty. Or think will be tasty.
Zana