Returns the local recipe directory or defaults to the core recipe
        directory.

def get_recipe_dir(self):
        """
        Returns the local recipe directory or defaults to the core recipe
        directory.
        """
        if self.ctx.local_recipes is not None:
            local_recipe_dir = join(self.ctx.local_recipes, self.name)
            if exists(local_recipe_dir):
                return local_recipe_dir
        return join(self.ctx.root_dir, 'recipes', self.name)