Editing Pamela Anderson (section)

=== Plant-based cooking ===
Anderson became a [[Vegetarianism|vegetarian]] in her early teens after her father went hunting and brought home a "bloodied deer."<ref name=vegnews>{{cite web
|url=https://vegnews.com/pamela-anderson-cooking-vegetables
|title=Pamela Anderson's Hack for Replacing Salmon With Vegetables Is Brilliant
|access-date=2024-10-20
|last=
|first=
|date=2023-06-15
|publisher=VegNews
}}</ref> She eventually transitioned to a [[vegan]] diet in her twenties,<ref name=yahoo>{{cite web
|url=https://ca.style.yahoo.com/celebrities-you-didnt-know-were-vegan-200047029.html
|title=Vegan celebrities and what they've said about it: Pamela Anderson, Woody Harrelson & more
|access-date=2024-10-20
|last=
|first=
|date=2023-01-29
|publisher=Yahoo!Style
}}</ref> and promotes the benefits of a [[plant-based diet]].<ref>Rosewarne, Lauren. (2013). ''American Taboo The Forbidden Words, Unspoken Rules, and Secret Morality of Popular Culture''. ABC-CLIO. p. 114. {{ISBN|978-0313399343}}</ref><ref name=guard18>{{cite web
|url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2018/sep/19/pamela-anderson-on-never-wearing-leather-again-i-call-myself-a-naughty-vegan
|title= Pamela Anderson on never wearing leather again: 'I call myself a naughty vegan'
|access-date=2024-10-20
|last=Pfeiffer
|first=Alice
|date=2018-09-19
|work=The Guardian
}}</ref> She served as an executive producer for the 2018 plant-based documentary,  ''[[The Game Changers]]'', along with  [[James Cameron]],  [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], and [[Jackie Chan]].<ref name=nytgc>{{cite web
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1506838/2020/01/03/tuf-champ-james-wilks-finds-second-life-and-controversy-as-plant-based-diet-advocate/
|title='TUF' champ James Wilks finds second life — and controversy — as plant-based-diet advocate
|access-date=2025-01-18
|last=Dundas
|first=Chad
|date=2020-01-03
|work=[[New York Times]]
}}</ref><ref name="variety-8mar2018">{{cite news |last1=Lodge |first1=Guy |title=Film Review: 'The Game Changers' |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/the-game-changers-review-1202721601/ |access-date=September 29, 2019 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=March 8, 2018}}</ref><ref name=yahoo/>

''Pamela's Cooking with Love'' (Anderson's plant-based cooking show) was greenlit in February 2023,<ref name=announce>{{cite web
|url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/pamela-anderson-s-journey-continues-with-two-new-greenlights-from-corus-studios-852017845.html
|title=PAMELA ANDERSON'S JOURNEY CONTINUES WITH TWO NEW GREENLIGHTS FROM CORUS STUDIOS 
|access-date=March 6, 2025
|last=
|first=
|date=February 6, 2023
|publisher=[[Corus Entertainment]]
}}</ref> and debuted on Canada's [[Flavour Network]] in February 2025.<ref name=fl>{{cite web
|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWBhu8-ZGow/
|title=Pamela Anderson Makes Ice Cream With Gregory Gourdet: Pamela's Cooking With Love on Flavour Network
|access-date=February 26, 2025
|last=
|first=
|date=February 26, 2025
|publisher=[[Food Network (Canada)|Flavour Network]]
}}</ref> In addition, Anderson's 2024 plant-based cookbook ''I Love You: Recipes From the Heart,''<ref name=vfl>{{cite web
|url=https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/pamela-andersons-launches-her-first-vegan-cookbook/
|title=Pamela Anderson launches her first vegan cookbook inspired by her life and travels
|access-date=2024-10-21
|last=
|first=
|date=2024-10-21
|publisher=Vegan Food & Living
}}</ref><ref name=nz/><ref name=abc24>{{cite web
|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Food/pamela-anderson-shares-recipes-new-cookbook-love-make/story?id=114714695
|title=Pamela Anderson shares recipes from her new cookbook, 'I LOVE YOU': Make her harvest veggie pot pies and gingerbread Guinness cake
|access-date=2024-10-20
|last=
|first=
|date=2024-10-14
|publisher=[[Good Morning America]]/[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]
}}</ref> is currently a 2025 [[James Beard Foundation Award: 2020s|James Beard Award]] nominee (Media: Visuals).<ref name=jbnom25>{{cite web
|url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/stories/2025-james-beard-media-award-nominees
|title=Introducing the 2025 James Beard Media Award Nominees
|access-date=2025-05-07
|last=
|first=
|date=2025-05-07
|publisher=[[James Beard Foundation Award]]
}}</ref> [[VegNews]] describes ''I Love You: Recipes From the Heart'' as one of "The Best Vegan Cookbooks of 2024,"<ref name=vn1124>{{cite web
|url=https://vegnews.com/the-best-vegan-cookbooks-of-2024
|title=The Best Vegan Cookbooks of 2024
|access-date=November 28, 2024
|last=Pointing
|first=Charlotte
|date= November 26, 2024
|work=[[VegNews]]
}}</ref> [[Chowhound]] calls it one of the "15 Best Vegetarian Cookbooks Of 2024,"<ref name=ch>{{cite web
|url=https://www.chowhound.com/1746354/best-vegetarian-cookbooks/?zsource=yahoo
|title=15 Best Vegetarian Cookbooks Of 2024|access-date=2024-12-25
|last=Prints
|first=Ksenia
|date=2024-12-25
|publisher=[[Chowhound]]
}}</ref> and [[SHE Media]] lists Anderson as one of "22 Celebrity Moms Whose Cookbooks Will Solve Your Dinner Problems."<ref name=SHEmedia>{{cite web
|url=https://www.sheknows.com/food-and-recipes/slideshow/2528366/celebrity-mom-cookbooks/1/
|title=22 Celebrity Moms Whose Cookbooks Will Solve Your Dinner Problems
|access-date=2025-01-17
|last=Savane
|first=Erickka
|date=2025-01-14
|work=[[SHE Media]]
}}</ref> During her interview with Anderson for [[Elle (magazine)|Elle]],  [[Martha Stewart]] stated that ''I Love You: Recipes From the Heart'' is "very nicely done," and that Anderson drew from [[French cuisine]] "in the most simple, beautiful way." She also told Anderson that her [[Pierogi]] recipe "came out beautifully."<ref name=people0125>{{cite web
|url=https://people.com/martha-stewart-reveals-what-she-thought-of-pamela-anderson-cookbook-8780250
|title=Martha Stewart Reveals What She Thought of Pamela Anderson's Cookbook
|access-date=2025-01-24
|last=Vasquez
|first=Ingrid
|date=2025-01-24
|publisher=[[People (magazine)|People]]
}}</ref>  Actress and talk show host [[Drew Barrymore]] also said that "literally as a cookbook collector" she finds ''I Love You: Recipes From the Heart'' to be "the most beautiful cookbook I've ever seen - it is stunning."<ref name=know>{{cite web |last1=Barrymore |first1=Drew|author1-link=Drew Barrymore |title=Drew Barrymore and Valerie Bertinelli Taste Test Pamela Anderson's Pierogis |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3NtDsYpq3g |website=youtube.com |publisher=[[The Drew Barrymore Show]] |language=en |format=video |date=October 29, 2024}}</ref> In addition, after testing a salad recipe in the book, Jessica Wrubel states in [[Parade (magazine)|Parade]] magazine that she is "completely smitten with ''I Love You'' as a whole. Pamela's journey into this softer, more personal territory—whether through her recipes or her stories—makes the book feel like an extension of her heart. If you've ever doubted the staying power of Pamela Anderson's influence, let this cookbook—and this salad—prove you wrong."<ref name=parade>{{cite web
|url=https://parade.com/food/pamela-anderson-shaved-fennel-apple-salad-recipe-review
|title=The 5-Minute Winter Salad Pamela Anderson Swears By
|access-date=2025-01-13
|last=Wrubel
|first=Jessica
|date=2025-01-13
|publisher=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]
}}</ref>