Here is a function which creates a menu equivalent to the default. Edit it to suit your needs!
add_filter('favorite_actions', 'custom_admin_favs'); function custom_admin_favs($actions) { $actions1 = array( 'post-new.php'=>array(__('New Post'),'edit_posts') 'edit.php?post_status=draft'=>array(__('Drafts'),'edit_posts') 'post-new.php?post_type=page'=>array(__('New Page'),'edit_pages') 'media-new.php'=>array(__('Upload'),'upload_files') 'edit-comments.php'=>array(__('Comments'),'moderate_comments') ); return $actions; }

The Favorte Action menu in WordPress