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!

By the time I send this out, Easter will be over and most of us will be in a chocolate stupor.

The rest will probably be tying up their laces and rushing out to get the last of the gluten free Easter chocolates as they're marked down on the shelves.

You can see the haul I got at Coles this afternoon.

Easter was middle timed this year (last year was April 20, next year it's March 28) and I quite like that.

Easter content is the most popular on my website every year, and 2026 was no exception. I haven't done the final numbers but at a glance that there were well over 30,000 visits to the two or three Easter articles / guides on my website.

It's great in terms of recognition and of course a bit of income.

The workload however, is exhausting. This year I think it would be close to 30 hours spent just prepping Easter content. About half of that was writing and updating the main Easter egg guide.

There's a good reason why no other bloggers make one - it's a lot of work for not a lot of reward.

Watching numbers tick over

I'm not sure if you know this, but there are systems that allow owners to see how many people are on your website. You can see live what pages they're viewing and which city they're from.

It's been quite nice to open it up and see 40+ people from around Australia looking at my Easter egg list at any given moment.

Even 11pm while I'm writing this there are 15 people viewing it.

I still haven't come across anyone down at the shops with their phone out though. 😁

Speaking of numbers, I saw the other day that my Easter egg guide is finally in top place on Google search results!!

I'm not sure when it got to the top spot but I'm very happy to see it there. 🥰

And another, much smaller number

My Facebook page turned 4 this month! I bought a cupcake to celebrate.

Honestly, if I didn't receive a notification about it I would not have realised. 😂

I started my Facebook page purely to promote my website. I was putting in the work to help coeliacs and other people eating gluten free but no one was seeing it.

I needed an audience to prove that what I was producing had value.

It was such a hard grind to get followers. It took six months to get to the first thousand and another six to get to 2k. I was (and still am) so grateful to every follower I got during those early days.

It's quite bizarre that (and quite typical of working in social media) going from 0 to 1,000 was so much harder than going from 20,000 to 40,000.

In case you're wondering, or just want to be baffled, it took 5 months to go from 20,000 to 40,000 followers on Facebook. Wild.

One last thing, no new products reel this month - there were about 10 or so, but from just three ranges. A little boring. 🤷‍♀️

I'll keep them and combine it with April's finds for a bigger, even better reel.

Kati x

Latest posts on katikeksi.com​

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

Gluten Free Wagon Wheels

I'm not sure if I wanted to admit how long I've been thinking about making these. I'm so glad I did though, they're delicious and it takes less than thirty minutes!

What is Gluten Free at McDonalds?

Last month McDonald's Australia changed how they present ingredients and allergens on their website. It was a good prompt for me to update and republish this very popular article.

Most popular content on Facebook

What's been big on Facebook this month?

• I reminded everyone that Aldi has the best hot wings in town.
• ​Fruitless hot cross buns returned to Woolies after a two year absence. Shout out to Marde who actually petitioned for their return - what a wonderful mum with a very happy kid.
• We had a discussion on your preferred gluten free bread. Handy if you're looking for something new.
• As part of coeliac awareness week I shared a few different product "did you knows?" highlighting great, somewhat hidden products like Nanna's crepes, GF Pringle options, and Coles frozen ready meals.
• Oh and the cheapest GF gnocchi can get it's own bullet point.
• Looking for a gluten free butcher? Everyone shared theirs on this post.
• I shared a hack that'll save your bread from falling apart (if you use cheese)
• I found some very good GF ramen in Sydney. Btw, I will make a GF noodle guide some time this year.
• I shared a petition that is looking to see allergen labelling and training more strictly enforced across Australia. About 3,000 of you signed it - so that's great to see.

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 put together a reel covering all the ice creams that launched over summer. It's a nice visual check to see what you want to try next.
• I tried out the new SpringHill Farm choc slice from Coles.
• A bit late in the game but I finally put up an Easter related reel - every miniature egg you can get!
• My coeliac friend Klementine (Instagram) requested that I give these lamington bunnies their own post.
• No new products reel this month, I'll bundle them together next month! :)

New product alerts

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

• ​Chicken crackers by Peckish
• New... packaging! There was a lot of worry last month about the Coles celebration cake disappearing. Thankfully it's just changed to the same blue packaging as other Coles GF products.
• The wonderfully bendy GF wraps at Aldi are back in stock, and will now be available in NSW.
• I've spotted just one of Mingle's new dressings made with avocado oil.
• Hart and Soul has a few new soups, oddly some aren't GF, but this miso veg one is.
• Kmart is now selling gluten free playdough! Most playdough is made from wheat so this is a great option.
• There are three new protein puddings by Rokeby - vanilla, choc hazelnut and salted caramel.

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.

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.

Crinkle Tag Toy for Babies

Yeeeeep! It's a craft article! When I started my website I had the idea that the category "other things" could be whatever I wanted. I occasionally make things with my sewing machine and this is one of the few I wrote up as an article.

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