They are darn cute! If you like eggplant, you could roast them on a grill, sliced in half, drizzled with evoo, keeping their "cuteness' intact.
I roast eggplant with onions, garlic, tomatoes, mushrooms (or a combination thereof), tossed with olive oil. Then when cool, puree. Serve with crackers. Kind of looks like cat sh#*, but sometimes I will also top the spread with a fresh veggie salsa type (tomatoes, onion, cilantro, peppers/chilis)