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