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.
<span>The extent to which you allow others' images of you to shape your self-concept is determined by their significance to you.</span>
Answer: yes it is
Explanation: because im smart
Write about a good experience you've had recently and how that experience was special to you, include a message in it. Half a page to a page should do. After you're done looking over it, make that message in your story that you want to convey the theme and the reasons behind it. I can't write this for you since I don't know who you are, but you know who you are.
Answer:
honesty back they trust you