jq loop on items in new lines - bash

Question

I could read all of the entries it was set to, but they are put in one line instead of appending on new line.
Source:
#!/bin/bash
for row in $(jq -r '. | #base64' recipe.json); do
_jq() {
echo ${row} | base64 --decode | jq -r ${1}
}
#echo $(_jq '.dependencies[].name')
echo $(_jq '.dependencies[].name') >> file.log
done
recipe.json:
{
"florecipe-v": "1.0",
"name": "web3updater",
"dependencies": [{
"name": "ethereal",
"version": "2.6.0",
"source": {
"ipfs": "QmWmxakbb7msHFaD9QmGXBAmLpUHTdZG64BWhQg8dyx8gM",
"github": "https://github.com/wealdtech/ethereal.git"
},
"linux-amd64": {
"ipfs": "QmbwABiXz4U5MrmJLisfxaHEG7CyJKEnNECRjXogS7eAFw",
"github": "https://github.com/wealdtech/ethereal/releases/download/v2.6.0/ethereal-2.6.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz"
},
"linux-arm64": {
"ipfs": "QmV9agwSZuVXMJNYV1NhU8SY8TRg73z8RgTw4QaYrVxtrr",
"github": "https://github.com/wealdtech/ethereal/releases/download/v2.6.0/ethereal-2.6.0-linux-arm64.tar.gz"
},
"windows-i386": {
"ipfs": "",
"github": ""
}
},
{
"name": "new",
"version": "",
"source": {
"ipfs": "",
"github": ""
},
"linux-amd64": {
"ipfs": "",
"github": ""
},
"linux-arm64": {
"ipfs": "",
"github": ""
},
"windows-i386": {
"ipfs": "",
"github": ""
}
}
]
}
file.log properly contains ethereal and new, but they are on the same line instead of appending.

Answer 1

Instead of the dubious:
echo $(_jq '.dependencies[].name')
write:
_jq '.dependencies[].name'
IOW, KIS.
And speaking of KIS, have you considered using #base64d? As in:
printf "%s" "${row}" | jq -Rr "#base64d | fromjson | ${1}"