I wanted to create an online space to share recipes, ideas, advices and my travels. The recipes will be my main focus to start. My goal is to help my boys and young adults out there, cook healthy meals and treats on a budget. I will also share my favorites recipes for food to entertain, to comfort and to enjoy.

I hope you LOVE it.

Martine is a francophone born and raised in Montreal. She graduated from McGill University with a Bachelor of Commerce, specializing in computer science and organizational behavior. She had a successful career as a team handball player and coach where she climbed her way to the provincial and national level both as a player and a coach. She attended international tournament in Europe also both as a player and a coach. She served on the board of the Quebec Federation of Team Handball as a treasurer. Following her graduation from University, She worked several years at National Bank of Canada in the treasury department. In 1989, she moved to Toronto and joined a small software developer, ComputeChan Corp. Under Martine’s presidency, the company revenues increased six fold. In 1996 Martine successfully engineered the sale of ComputeChan Corp. to a large data firm.

Following the sale, Martine dedicated her time to serving several volunteer associations while raising her 3 young children. From 1995 to 1999, Martine was a director of the Women Entrepreneurs of Canada, a not-for-profit organization. She worked on coordinating the development and designing of the WEC web site as well as the completion of the document “WEC: Defining a National Association” which served as the model for the restructuring of the association. Martine made significant contributions to local schools as chair of school councils, chair of fundraising event and by creating a fundraising program in Peel in support of the “Hands of Hope” foundation. She is also co-founder of the Mississauga South Chapter of Canadian Parents for French (Ontario) and has sat on several committees with the Peel District School Board on the French immersion program. In 2005, Martine joined the board of the Ontario branch of Canadian Parents for French, and served as their treasurer until the end of her mandate in October 2007.

In 2001, Martine started a French summer day camp in Mississauga, which has become her passion. As her children grew older, Martine has been concentrating more on developing Tournesol. From 40 campers and 2 weeks in a church basement in 2001, the organization has grown to 10 campuses spread across the GTA with over 2900 campers in 2018. She is now dedicating her time to developing Camp Tournesol by adding new campus and new products to enhance French camp experiences offered in Ontario.