For the first part- luscious seems to fit the gracious description of the pastries.
And for the second question I'd say 'Gentle or friendly criticism or advice.'
Admonition is to advise or warn someone.
A key word from the passage to support my answer would be the word 'nudging' because when you think of the action of nudging it is a gentle motion of contacting with something.
Answer:
What you want to learn
Explanation:
YOUR OPINOIN
(just say somethin random lol)
A would be the correct answer because you need to check confused words
