Part Irish/Part Italian

As I was looking at Irish recipes the other day, I came across one that I remember as a child. My mother used to make one of my favorite desserts - Rice Pudding; I didn't know that it came from Ireland, for I thought rice was an oriental delicacy. As many of you know, I do not measure anything unless I am making it the first time. I got this from watching my mother, grandmother and great aunt cook. Anyway, I had some rice left over from a meal, and I decided that I wanted to make rice pudding- so, I did. I added two eggs slightly beaten, about 2 handful of raisins, cinnamon til it covered the rice, about 1 cup of brown sugar, and enough milk to cover the rice mixture. I then baked it at 350 degrees for about 1 hour. It was very good. I then ran across a recipe for rice panna cotta (this is an Italian custard). I had some of the rice pudding left, so I made the panna cotta. I heated in a microwave 2 cups of heavy cream and 1 cup sour cream for 7 minutes. In the mean time, I added 1 envelope (about 2 teaspoons Unflavored gelatin) to 2 Tablespoons of cold warm and let it bloom. After the cream is hot enough but not boiling, add the gelatin until it is melted, then add the rice pudding. Pour in a decorative mold; refrigerate. It is very delicious.