Welcome to the Kati Keksi monthly newsletter, bringing together the latest content from the Kati Keksi website as well as highlights from social media including Facebook and Instagram.

Hey there!

Welcome to July's newsletter and an extra big welcome to a tonne of new people who are receiving this newsletter for the very first time (more on that below).

July was a particularly hectic month for me, or maybe I was just reprioritising? It was hectic because during the second half of the month I didn't spend any time working on my website.

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Night shift

Most of my articles are written and worked on from 10pm - midnight. By day I'm busy being a mum to our 2yo daughter. During her afternoon nap I do things like working out at the gym or getting to the supermarket for my weekly specials posts.

After 10pm is also the time I finally get to chill out and catch up properly with my husband. We've just finished watching the second season of the Star Wars spinoff Andor and up next we'll be watching the final season of The Sandman.

I've got a lot of articles in progress and I'm looking forward to (eventually) releasing them.

There are a few that are in the works, these are what I regard as big, in depth articles. The best I can manage is publishing this sort of content once a month.

Coming soon

• Different ways to do the oat challenge
• How to host a coeliac at a children's party
• Pasta guide - where to find different pasta shapes
• Coles cake hacks with gluten free decorations
• Episode three of gluten free swaps

Product reviews are much more straight forward so I can get a few of those done per month if needed.

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One person, many many hats

I've achieved (and exceeded) all the goals I set for growing my website, mailing list and social following for this year.

So what does one do next? Improvements.

I want to improve the most underperforming part of my work - the size of my mailing list.

I did a bit of research towards the end of July and found a few things to try out - including a handy option which will allow users to email recipes to themselves to use again later.

In the process of setting this up I discovered something. 😬

One of the sign up forms on my website wasn't properly integrated to my newsletter mailing list.

This meant that all the folks who signed up to the mailing via an article didn't have their email added to my mailing list (it's two separate programs - websites are complicated).

Far out! How did I miss this?! I've had this particular form set up for a year. 🤦‍♀️

So uh, if it's your first time reading one of my newsletters - Hi, I'm Kati a one-woman show wearing many hats. One of which is Newsletter Manager. I think I'll be having a chat to myself this week about my performance. 😅

It's fixed now and the great thing is that so many more of you are reading this newsletter today because of it.

Even better, I figured it out myself without having a cry or emailing tech support.

It's also a great example how many roles a small business owner (or website owner) has to take on. A marketer, a web developer, a newsletter writer, an accountant, a photo editor, a copywriter.

I'm definitely not great at all of them but I'm certainly improving as I complete every new task.

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Kati x

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Oh hey, and if you're one of the new recipients and want to read previous newsletters you can see them on this page.

Each article has a little ramble at the start like this one, there are a quite a few where I've discussed behind the scenes of how my website and social pages work and why I do what I do. 🙏🏼

Latest posts on katikeksi.com​

Not up to date with the website? Here's what I've been talking about this month.

Coles Finest Beef Bourguignon

It's a big fancy ready meal with a price tag to match. Is this new gluten free dish worth the dosh? Read on and see.

Crumble Charms Raspberry Love Wheel

So continues the on-going quest to find a suitable Wagon Wheel alternative that's gluten free. See what's inside this GF, vegan sweet treat.

Donating Blood When You're Coeliac

I donate blood regularly and over the last year I've had quite a few questions about it. Here I take an in-depth look through the process.

We Feed You Meal Delivery

We Feed You delivers meals to 3,800 postcodes across Victoria, NSW, ACT and Queensland. Have a read of my review, see some meals and see if it takes your fancy.

July's New Gluten Free Products

All the latest gluten free products that were released in July. Complete with handy links to help you find what you're after.

Most popular content on Facebook

What's been big on Facebook this month?

• A reminder that dextrose from wheat is still suitable for coeliacs, particularly with the recipe update to Woolworths Essentials chips.
• I took a walk through LaManna Supermarket in Melbourne which has a huge range of gluten free brands you've never seen before.
• You can get a cookies and cream ice cream from Coles that GF and DF.
• It turns out there are frozen chicken wings ready to heat at Coles.
• A small reminder that you can get Pringle dupes that are gluten free.

Instagram @kati_keksi

Do you follow me on Instagram? I tend to post different content there compared to Facebook so it's worth checking out both.

Here's what I've been sharing this month.

• I finally tried the bake at home potato cakes (scallops) from Gluten Free Batter. Holy heck they are amazing! Also the reel performed surprisingly well with 10,000 views. 👏
• I went out for dinner with family to an Asian restaurant in Melbourne, they even do gluten free fried dishes.
• And of course my monthly reel covering all the new gluten free products that came out in July. Take a peek, send it to a friend!

New product alerts

Here's just a few of the new gluten free products I've seen in the last month.

Be sure to follow me on Facebook where I post everything I find, and if you prefer, follow me on Instagram for a monthly reel summary.

• I don't often share bad reviews but I can tell you not to try Lindt's vanilla chocolate.
• ​Olympian almond crescents are a Greek biscuit ready to dunk.
• Dr Oetker disappeared but has come back with a new formulation of partially vegan cheese. No idea why.
• New? Not quite, returning? Yes. Lots of Kapiti ice creams are back at Aldi for a limited time.
• I got an ad for gluten free orzo! So many have asked about an orzo option.

Article from the archive

Did you know I started my website back in January 2022? There's so many articles, including reviews that you can read. Here's one I picked for you.

Frozen chips guide

There are lots of frozen chips at the supermarket, but loads of them contain wheat, or have a may contain for gluten. I've put together all the options that are gluten free.

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