Our kitchen's favourite new appliance is a...SodaStream

It's official—we love our SodaStream in the Chatelaine Kitchen. 

Not only do we love drinking sparkling water (it's more fun than still water), but we also use it in many of the drink and cocktail recipes we develop. We frequently purchase bottles of bubbly water, but find it goes flat halfway through. Now we can make our own whenever we need it, straight from the tap. And since we try to be environmentally friendly in the kitchen (yes, we recycle!), the SodaStream is right up our alley.

Of course, we couldn't resist developing some delicious recipes to go with our new favourite kitchen toy. The SodaStream is perfect for making cold, bubbly drinks for the hot summer.

Click ahead for three lip-smacking homemade Italian soda recipes!